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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-3808

A flaw was found in Moodle versions 3.6 to 3.6.1, 3.5 to 3.5.3, 3.4 to 3.4.6, 3.1 to 3.1.15 and earlier unsupported versions. The 'manage groups' capability did not have the 'XSS risk' flag assigned to it, but does have that access in certain places. Note that the capability is intended for use by trusted users, and is only assigned to teachers and managers by default.

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CVE-2019-3808
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1 Nov 2026, 06:04 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2019-3808

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Mar 2019, 18:29 UTC

A flaw was found in Moodle versions 3.6 to 3.6.1, 3.5 to 3.5.3, 3.4 to 3.4.6, 3.1 to 3.1.15 and earlier unsupported versions. The 'manage groups' capability did not have the 'XSS risk' flag assigned to it, but does have that access in certain places. Note that the capability is intended for use by trusted users, and is only assigned to teachers and managers by default.

osv:CVE-2019-3808
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "A flaw was found in Moodle versions 3.6 to 3.6.1, 3.5 to 3.5.3, 3.4 to 3.4.6, 3.1 to 3.1.15 and earlier unsupported versions. The 'manage groups' capability did not have the 'XSS risk' flag assigned to it, but does have that access in certain places. Note that the capability is intended for use by trusted users, and is only assigned to teachers and managers by default.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2019-3808",
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:34.885630901Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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}