Advisory record · GHSA-r82w-3phg-qvr4

Moodle uses the same key for QR login and auto-login

CVSS 6.5 MediumEPSS 0.0024 · 15th percentile

Published by the GitHub Advisory Database at 18 Jun 2024, 21:30 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known.

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed in
moodle/moodlePackagist>=4.4.0-beta, <4.4.1 || >=4.3.0-beta, <4.3.5 || >=4.2.0-beta, <4.2.8 || <4.1.114.4.1, 4.3.5, 4.2.8, 4.1.11
Identifiers
GHSA-r82w-3phg-qvr4 · BIT-moodle-2024-38277 · CVE-2024-38277 · PKSA-my4y-h475-7mp5
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-324 · CWE-326
Published
18 Jun 2024
Updated
8 Aug 2025

Machine-written summary

Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.

Moodle (moodle/moodle) versions before 4.1.11, from 4.2.0-beta before 4.2.8, from 4.3.0-beta before 4.3.5, and from 4.4.0-beta before 4.4.1 use the same key for QR login and auto-login. The source gives few details on how this can be abused. Upgrade to 4.1.11, 4.2.8, 4.3.5, 4.4.1 or later, as applicable.

Written 3 Nov 2026.

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

ScoreRatingCVSSVectorSource
6.5 Medium 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N GitHub Advisory Database
  • CISA KEV Not listed.
  • EPSS 0.0024, the 15th percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2026, 14:26 UTC First seen by agentprime
  2. 31 Oct 2026, 14:26 UTC Confirmed by OSV

Sources

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