9.1

CVE-2019-14880: moodle Improper Authentication

CVSS: 9.1v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-14880
Published 31-03-2020Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-14880 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) Improper Authentication vulnerability in moodle. EPSS estimates a 1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.1/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.11%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 31-03-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability was found in Moodle versions 3.7 before 3.7.3, 3.6 before 3.6.7, 3.5 before 3.5.9 and earlier. OAuth 2 providers who do not verify users' email address changes require additional verification during sign-up to reduce the risk of account compromise.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.11%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

65%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.11% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.11%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

[unknown]1 product
  • moodle3.7 before 3.7.3 | 3.6 before 3.6.7 | 3.5 before 3.5.9 | 3.5 and earlier
Moodle1 product
  • moodle≥ 3.5, < 3.5.9 | ≥ 3.6, < 3.6.7 | ≥ 3.7, < 3.7.3
Ubuntu1 product
  • moodleAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

4 links