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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-14321 · published 16 August 2022

CVE-2020-14321: Moodle incorrect authorization vulnerability

Moodle · Moodle

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.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 16% · top 3.2% CWE-863 · Incorrect authorization
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score
16%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=407393 PatchVendor Advisory
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=407393 PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-14321), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.