#VU41900 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2014-2572
Published: March 24, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41900
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2572
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Moodle
Moodle
Software vendor:
moodle.org
moodle.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to manipulate data.
mod/assign/externallib.php in Moodle 2.6.x before 2.6.2 does not properly handle assignment web-service parameters, which might allow remote authenticated users to modify grade metadata via unspecified vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.