CVE-2020-14321: Moodle Incorrect Authorization vulnerability

August 17, 2022 (updated May 8, 2025)

In Moodle before 3.9.1, 3.8.4, 3.7.7 and 3.5.13, teachers of a course were able to assign themselves the manager role within that course.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-9q29-jcjw-fw7h
github.com/moodle/moodle
github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/d07fb8b9e8bf47fe60ad2aea553329bd1fb96e37
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=407393
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14321

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