CVE-2026-102584 PUBLISHED

Moodle: missing capability check allows unauthorised grade penalty recalculation

Assigner: fedora
Reserved: 29.09.2026 Published: 30.09.2026 Updated: 30.09.2026

A flaw was found in Moodle. Due to a missing capability check, a low-privileged authenticated user can trigger the recalculation of grade penalties without holding the required permissions. This issue allows unauthorized users to modify grade penalty records, potentially altering student assessment scores.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 4.3

Product Status

Package Collection https://git.moodle.org
Package Name moodle
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 5.2.0 to 5.2.2 (excl.)
  • affected from 5.1.0 to 5.1.6 (excl.)
  • affected from 5.0.0 to 5.0.9 (excl.)

Credits

  • Upstream acknowledges Paul Holden as the original reporter.

References

Problem Types

  • Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') CWE