VDB-171503 · CVE-2019-14829 · Nessus 261368

Moodle up to 3.5.7/3.6.5/3.7.1 Activity Creation improper following of specification by caller

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Moodle up to 3.5.7/3.6.5/3.7.1 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Activity Creation Handler. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-14829. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle up to 3.5.7/3.6.5/3.7.1 (Learning Management Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Activity Creation Handler. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-573. The product does not follow or incorrectly follows the specifications as required by the implementation language, environment, framework, protocol, or platform. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 03/20/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at moodle.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-14829. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 261368 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-14829), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.moodle.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (261368). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Learning Management Software

Name

Moodle

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://moodle.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper following of specification by caller
CWE: CWE-573
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 261368
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-14829

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: git.moodle.org

Timelineinfo

08/10/2019 🔍
03/20/2021 +588 days 🔍
03/20/2021 +0 days 🔍
09/08/2025 +1633 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: moodle.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-14829 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-14829
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-171503

Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2021 15:54
Updated: 09/08/2025 14:31
Changes: 03/20/2021 15:54 (36), 04/03/2021 11:03 (2), 04/03/2021 11:06 (19), 09/08/2025 14:31 (23)
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