Inadequate access control vulnerability in Moodle (CVE-2024-1439)
CVE-2024-1439 is an inadequate access control vulnerability in Moodle LMS that allows a local user with a student role to create arbitrary events for users with higher roles and add events to all users' calendars without consent. The vulnerability affects Moodle versions prior to 4.3.4. The severity is assessed as low. A patch is available to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Moodle LMS involves insufficient access control that permits a local user assigned the student role to create arbitrary calendar events intended for users with higher privileges. Additionally, the attacker can add events to the calendars of all users without their prior consent. This could lead to unauthorized calendar modifications but does not indicate privilege escalation or data disclosure. The issue affects Moodle versions before 4.3.4 and has a low severity rating. A patch is available to remediate the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with a student role can create arbitrary calendar events for users with higher roles and add events to all users' calendars without consent. This could cause confusion or disruption in scheduling but does not directly compromise system integrity or confidentiality. There are no known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. It is recommended to update Moodle to version 4.3.4 or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Inadequate access control vulnerability in Moodle (CVE-2024-1439)
Description
CVE-2024-1439 is an inadequate access control vulnerability in Moodle LMS that allows a local user with a student role to create arbitrary events for users with higher roles and add events to all users' calendars without consent. The vulnerability affects Moodle versions prior to 4.3.4. The severity is assessed as low. A patch is available to address this issue.
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Moodle LMS involves insufficient access control that permits a local user assigned the student role to create arbitrary calendar events intended for users with higher privileges. Additionally, the attacker can add events to the calendars of all users without their prior consent. This could lead to unauthorized calendar modifications but does not indicate privilege escalation or data disclosure. The issue affects Moodle versions before 4.3.4 and has a low severity rating. A patch is available to remediate the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with a student role can create arbitrary calendar events for users with higher roles and add events to all users' calendars without consent. This could cause confusion or disruption in scheduling but does not directly compromise system integrity or confidentiality. There are no known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. It is recommended to update Moodle to version 4.3.4 or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- BIT-moodle-2024-1439
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.5.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2024-1439"]
- Ecosystems
- ["Bitnami"]
- Database Specific Severity
- Low
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6aa0061aacd9273b49ab77df
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 12:56:58 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 13:45:37 UTC
Last updated: 09/08/2026, 22:52:01 UTC
Views: 11
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