CVE-2024-33996 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Incorrect validation of allowed event types in a calendar web service made it possible for some users to create events with types/audiences they did not have permission to publish to.

Published: 2024-05-31

Score: 6.2 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Moodle

Moodle

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.0`	affected	≤ 4.3.3
`4.2`	affected	≤ 4.2.6
`4.1`	affected	≤ 4.1.9

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-4qww-rxq6-x7gf	Moodle broken access control when setting calendar event type

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00371.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=458384#p1840909

History

Fri, 30 May 2025 21:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Moodle Moodle moodle
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle::::::::
Vendors & Products		Moodle Moodle moodle

Subscriptions

Moodle Moodle

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fedora

Published: 2024-05-31T19:29:07.256Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T02:42:59.873Z

Reserved: 2024-04-29T13:02:30.265Z

Link: CVE-2024-33996

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T02:42:59.873Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-31T20:15:09.647

Modified: 2026-06-17T07:32:42.353

Link: CVE-2024-33996

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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