CVE-2024-38275

moodle: HTTP authorization header is preserved between "emulated redirects"

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Published Jun 18, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The cURL wrapper in Moodle retained the original request headers when following redirects, so HTTP authorization header information could be unintentionally sent in requests to redirect URLs.

Affected Products

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

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.4`	affected	—
`4.3`	affected	≤ 4.3.4
`4.2`	affected	≤ 4.2.7
`4.1`	affected	≤ 4.1.10

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:4.4.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-p2cj-86v4-7782	Moodle HTTP authorization header is preserved between "emulated redirects"

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.449% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=459500

History

May 1, 2025 12:00 AM Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-459
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle::::::::

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Moodle Moodle

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:04 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: fedora
Published: Jun 18, 2024, 7:49 PM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:04 AM
Reserved: Jun 12, 2024, 2:08 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Jul 2, 2024, 1:43 PM

Updated: Jul 2, 2024, 1:43 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:39 AM

Status: Analyzed
Published: Jun 18, 2024, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:39 AM

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