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Plain-English summary
This is a cross-site scripting issue reported in Moodle CMS v3.10. A logged-in remote attacker could place malicious content in the Field Name of a new activity, potentially affecting another user who views it. The record shows limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, and does not identify active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority web application issue. Prioritize externally reachable Moodle deployments, education portals with many contributors, and environments where low-privileged users can create activities. Escalate if vendor guidance confirms wider version exposure or exploitation emerges.
Technical view
CVE-2024-37674 is CWE-79 XSS in the new activity Field Name name parameter. The CVSS vector indicates network access, low attack complexity, low privileges required, and user interaction required, with unchanged scope and low C/I/A impact. Affected product metadata is incomplete, though the description names Moodle CMS v3.10.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely for organizations running Moodle CMS v3.10 with users allowed to create or configure activities. The CVE affected-product fields are listed as n/a, so confirm exposure against the CVE reference and Moodle/vendor guidance before assuming broader version impact.
Exploitation context
No CISA KEV listing is provided, and the source bundle does not cite active exploitation. The attack appears to require an authenticated user and a victim interaction, reducing urgency versus unauthenticated remote compromise but still relevant for shared learning environments.
Researcher notes
The public record is sparse: affected vendor/product fields are n/a, while the description names Moodle CMS v3.10. Avoid expanding scope beyond the cited record without vendor confirmation. Validate behavior in a controlled environment without publishing payloads or operational exploit details.
Mitigation direction
- Identify Moodle instances and confirm whether version 3.10 is present.
- Check Moodle or vendor guidance for fixed versions or official mitigation.
- Restrict activity creation and editing to trusted roles where feasible.
- Review existing activity Field Name values for suspicious or unexpected content.
- Apply vendor-supported updates after normal staging validation.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Moodle version and plugin configuration across exposed sites.
- Review role permissions for creating or modifying activities.
- Inspect rendered activity Field Name output for proper HTML encoding.
- Search audit logs for unusual activity creation by low-privileged users.
- Track vendor advisories and CVE updates for affected-version clarification.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L2.13.4CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/MohamedAzizMSALLEMI/Moodle_Security/blob/main/CVE-2024-37674.mdCVE reference, mitre
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