CVE-2020-25701
Privilage Escalation in moodle
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.34%
Description
If the upload course tool in Moodle was used to delete an enrollment method which did not exist or was not already enabled, the tool would erroneously enable that enrollment method. This could lead to unintended users gaining access to the course. Versions affected: 3.9 to 3.9.2, 3.8 to 3.8.5, 3.7 to 3.7.8, 3.5 to 3.5.14 and earlier unsupported versions. This is fixed in moodle 3.9.3, 3.8.6, 3.7.9, 3.5.15, and 3.10.
How to fix CVE-2020-25701
To remediate CVE-2020-25701, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.5.15 or later
- —upgrade to 3.9.3 or later
Is CVE-2020-25701 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.15, >= 3.7.0, < 3.7.9, >= 3.8.0, < 3.8.6, >= 3.9.0, < 3.9.3
- >= 3.9.0, < 3.9.3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |