Moodle Global Glossary improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Global Glossary Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-43435. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Moodle (the affected version is unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Global Glossary Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

A flaw was found in moodle. Insufficient capability checks make it possible for users with access to restore glossaries in courses to restore them into the global site glossary.

The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-43435 since 08/13/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/08/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 261480 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-43435), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (261480). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 261480
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-43435

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Timelineinfo

08/13/2024 🔍
08/21/2024 +8 days 🔍
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09/08/2025 +383 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-43435 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-43435
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-275356

Entryinfo

Created: 08/21/2024 07:53
Updated: 09/08/2025 03:36
Changes: 08/21/2024 07:53 (50), 11/11/2024 14:45 (12), 09/08/2025 03:36 (2)
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