CVE-2019-14880
Moodle Oauth 2 Insufficiently Protects Against Compromise
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-14880- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5232
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5232- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rv62-6f56-j83w
Moodle Oauth 2 Insufficiently Protects Against Compromise
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.
- Record
GHSA-rv62-6f56-j83w- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-14880- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-14880- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-rv62-6f56-j83w
Moodle Oauth 2 Insufficiently Protects Against Compromise
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.
- Record
GHSA-rv62-6f56-j83w- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-14880
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14880- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodlePackagist |
3.7.0 up to 3.7.3 | 3.7.3 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
3.6.0 up to 3.6.7 | 3.6.7 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
3.5.0 up to 3.5.9 | 3.5.9 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
3.7.0 up to 3.7.3, plus listed versions v3.7.0v3.7.1v3.7.2 |
3.7.3 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
3.6.0 up to 3.6.7, plus listed versions v3.6.0v3.6.1v3.6.2v3.6.3v3.6.4v3.6.5v3.6.6 |
3.6.7 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
3.5.0 up to 3.5.9, plus listed versions v3.5.0v3.5.1v3.5.2v3.5.3v3.5.4 Show 4 moreShow lessv3.5.5v3.5.6v3.5.7v3.5.8 |
3.5.9 |
moodleUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.7.9+dfsg-12.7.10+dfsg-12.7.11+dfsg-12.7.11+dfsg-22.7.12+dfsg-13.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu13.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
moodleUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu13.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-14880 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in [unknown] Moodle, published March 31, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in moodle/moodle 3.7.3.