CVE-2014-0009
course/loginas.php in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.8, 2.5.x...
CVE-2014-0009 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Moodle, published January 20, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.5 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.23%EPSS, 69th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
course/loginas.php in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.8, 2.5.x before 2.5.4, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1 does not enforce the moodle/site:accessallgroups capability requirement for outside-group users in a SEPARATEGROUPS configuration, which allows remote authenticated users to perform "login as" actions via a direct request.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
What each source reports
NVD Score used
course/loginas.php in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.8, 2.5.x before 2.5.4, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1 does not enforce the moodle/site:accessallgroups capability requirement for outside-group users in a SEPARATEGROUPS configuration, which allows remote authenticated users to perform "login as" actions via a direct request.
- Record
CVE-2014-0009- CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
course/loginas.php in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.8, 2.5.x before 2.5.4, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1 does not enforce the moodle/site:accessallgroups capability requirement for outside-group users in a SEPARATEGROUPS configuration, which allows remote authenticated users to perform "login as" actions via a direct request.
- Record
CVE-2014-0009- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-0113No score
course/loginas.php in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.8, 2.5.x before 2.5.4, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1 does not enforce the moodle/site:accessallgroups capability requirement for outside-group users in a SEPARATEGROUPS configuration, which allows remote authenticated users to perform "login as" actions via a direct request.
- Record
EUVD-2014-0113- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h2rg-p9qr-pqcrNo score
course/loginas.php in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.8, 2.5.x...
course/loginas.php in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.8, 2.5.x before 2.5.4, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1 does not enforce the moodle/site:accessallgroups capability requirement for outside-group users in a SEPARATEGROUPS configuration, which allows remote authenticated users to perform "login as" actions via a direct request.
- Record
GHSA-h2rg-p9qr-pqcr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2014-0053No score
Updated moodle package fixes security vulnerabilities
Updated moodle package fixes security vulnerabilities:
In Moodle before 2.4.8, some password changes on admin pages were being recorded and shown to administrators in the config log report (CVE-2014-0008).
In Moodle before 2.4.8, users were able to log in as a user who in a is not in the same group without the permission to see all groups (CVE-2014-0009).
In Moodle 2.4.8, custom profile fields and categories were open to deletion without proper session checking, due to two Cross-site Request Forgery(CSRF) vulnerabilities in /user/profile/index.php (CVE-2014-0010).
- Record
MGASA-2014-0053- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/20/1
git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-42643
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=252415
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/127533.html
securitytracker.com/id/1029648
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0009
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h2rg-p9qr-pqcr
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0053.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12385
docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.4.8_release_notes