Moodle: missing capability check allows unauthorised grade penalty recalculation (moodle)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.20 % · percentile 10 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- fedora
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
A flaw was found in Moodle. Due to a missing capability check, a low-privileged authenticated user can trigger the recalculation of grade penalties without holding the required permissions. This issue allows unauthorized users to modify grade penalty records, potentially altering student assessment scores.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-425 — Direct Request
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | fedora |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | NVD · patrick@puiterwijk.org (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-89723
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-102584
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.0.0 < 5.0.9cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.1.0 < 5.1.6cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.2.0 < 5.2.2
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| moodle | affected 5.2.0 < 5.2.2 ; affected 5.1.0 < 5.1.6 ; affected 5.0.0 < 5.0.9 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |