TI-2024-32593 Aliases CVE-2024-48896 GHSA-cq5f-wv7p-5gfc

Moodle: users' names returned in messaging error message

LOW 20CWE-209Published 2024-11-18 · Updated 2024-11-18

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-209.

Summary

A vulnerability was found in Moodle. It is possible for users with the "send message" capability to view other users' names that they may not otherwise have access to via an error message in Messaging. Note: The name returned follows the full name format configured on the site.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00376 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed moodle: 4.4.4, 4.3.8, 4.2.11 +1moodle/moodle (Packagist): 4.1.14, 4.2.11, 4.3.8 +1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	moodle	4.4.0 to before 4.4.4; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.8; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.11; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.14; before 4.1.0	4.4.4, 4.3.8, 4.2.11, 4.1.14	Patch available	CNA
—	moodle/moodle (Packagist)	before 4.1.14	4.1.14	Patch available	GHSA-cq5f-wv7p-5gfc
—	moodle/moodle (Packagist)	4.2.0 to before 4.2.11	4.2.11	Patch available	GHSA-cq5f-wv7p-5gfc
—	moodle/moodle (Packagist)	4.3.0 to before 4.3.8	4.3.8	Patch available	GHSA-cq5f-wv7p-5gfc
—	moodle/moodle (Packagist)	4.4.0 to before 4.4.4	4.4.4	Patch available	GHSA-cq5f-wv7p-5gfc

moodle Vendor— Affected 4.4.0 to before 4.4.4; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.8; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.11; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.14; before 4.1.0 Fixed in 4.4.4, 4.3.8, 4.2.11, 4.1.14 Patch available CNA
moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.14 Fixed in 4.1.14 Patch available GHSA-cq5f-wv7p-5gfc
moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.2.0 to before 4.2.11 Fixed in 4.2.11 Patch available GHSA-cq5f-wv7p-5gfc
moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.3.0 to before 4.3.8 Fixed in 4.3.8 Patch available GHSA-cq5f-wv7p-5gfc
moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.4.0 to before 4.4.4 Fixed in 4.4.4 Patch available GHSA-cq5f-wv7p-5gfc

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle::::::::	up to 4.1.14; 4.2.0 – 4.2.11; 4.3.0 – 4.3.8; 4.4.0 – 4.4.4	Vulnerable	Moodle

cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.1.14; 4.2.0 – 4.2.11; 4.3.0 – 4.3.8; 4.4.0 – 4.4.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle

Remediation

Fix · CNA moodle Fixed in 4.4.4, 4.3.8, 4.2.11, 4.1.14
Fix · GHSA-cq5f-wv7p-5gfc moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 4.1.14 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-cq5f-wv7p-5gfc moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 4.2.11 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-cq5f-wv7p-5gfc moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 4.3.8 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-cq5f-wv7p-5gfc moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 4.4.4 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-48896
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cq5f-wv7p-5gfc

References

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48896

Other 2

TI-2024-22468 moodle: unsafe direct use of $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] in admin/tool/mfa/index.php CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-14741 In Moodle, an SQL injection risk was identified in the library fetching a user's recent courses. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-29071 Moodle: remote code execution via calculated question types CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2016-06653 Moodle 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2022-00259 SQL injection in moodle CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-16116 Path traversal in Moodle CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

See all 636 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences