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Moodle: (CVE-2019-3847): MSA-19-0004: "Log in as" functionality exposed to JavaScript risk on other users' Dashboards

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Moodle: (CVE-2019-3847): MSA-19-0004: "Log in as" functionality exposed to JavaScript risk on other users' Dashboards

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
03/19/2019
Created
04/22/2019
Added
03/19/2019
Modified
01/12/2023

Description

A vulnerability was found in moodle before versions 3.6.3, 3.5.5, 3.4.8 and 3.1.17. Users with the "login as other users" capability (such as administrators/managers) can access other users' Dashboards, but the JavaScript those other users may have added to their Dashboard was not being escaped when being viewed by the user logging in on their behalf.

Solution(s)

  • moodle-upgrade-latest

References

  • CVE-2019-3847

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