CVE-2024-43435: Moodle: can create global glossary without being admin

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-11-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-754

Description

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.

Affected products

Moodle: before 4.1.12; from 4.2.0 before 4.2.9; from 4.3.0 before 4.3.6; from 4.4.0 before 4.4.2 — fixed in 4.1.12, 4.2.9, 4.3.6, 4.4.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Moodle 4.1.12, 4.2.9, 4.3.6, 4.4.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2304263
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=461205

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