CVE-2024-43433
Moodle: matrix user/power level management not always working as expected with suspended users
A flaw was found in moodle. Matrix room membership and power levels are incorrectly applied and revoked for suspended Moodle users.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.3
Moodle: matrix user/power level management not always working as expected with suspended users
A flaw was found in moodle. Matrix room membership and power levels are incorrectly applied and revoked for suspended Moodle users.
- Record
CVE-2024-43433- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-3300
5.3
A flaw was found in moodle. Matrix room membership and power levels are incorrectly applied and revoked for suspended Moodle users.
- Record
EUVD-2024-3300- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q99x-mjmh-v8w7
2.7
Moodle's user/power level management inconsistent with suspended users
A flaw was found in moodle. Matrix room membership and power levels are incorrectly applied and revoked for suspended Moodle users.
- Record
GHSA-q99x-mjmh-v8w7- CVSS 4.0
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.3
A flaw was found in moodle. Matrix room membership and power levels are incorrectly applied and revoked for suspended Moodle users.
- Record
CVE-2024-43433- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.3
Moodle: matrix user/power level management not always working as expected with suspended users
A flaw was found in moodle. Matrix room membership and power levels are incorrectly applied and revoked for suspended Moodle users.
- Record
CVE-2024-43433- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-q99x-mjmh-v8w7
2.7
Moodle's user/power level management inconsistent with suspended users
A flaw was found in moodle. Matrix room membership and power levels are incorrectly applied and revoked for suspended Moodle users.
- Record
GHSA-q99x-mjmh-v8w7- CVSS 4.0
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-43433
5.3
A flaw was found in moodle. Matrix room membership and power levels are incorrectly applied and revoked for suspended Moodle users.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-43433- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-moodle-2024-43433 No score
Moodle: matrix user/power level management not always working as expected with suspended users
A flaw was found in moodle. Matrix room membership and power levels are incorrectly applied and revoked for suspended Moodle users.
- Record
BIT-moodle-2024-43433- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodlePackagist |
4.4.0 up to 4.4.2 | 4.4.2 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
4.3.0 up to 4.3.6 | 4.3.6 |
moodleBitnami |
4.3.0 up to 4.3.6, 4.4.0 up to 4.4.2 | 4.3.64.4.2 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
4.4.0 up to 4.4.2, plus listed versions v4.4.0v4.4.1 |
4.4.2 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
4.3.0 up to 4.3.6, plus listed versions v4.3.0v4.3.1v4.3.2v4.3.3v4.3.4v4.3.5 |
4.3.6 |
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, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-43433 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Moodle, published November 11, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. Fixed in moodle/moodle 4.4.2.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2304261
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=461202
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43433
git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-81951
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q99x-mjmh-v8w7
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/43xxx/CVE-2024-43433.json
github.com/moodle/moodle
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-43433
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43433