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moodle: broken access control when setting calendar event type

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Incorrect validation of allowed event types in a calendar web service made it possible for some users to create events with types/audiences they did not have permission to publish to.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2024-33996
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 16:09 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

moodle: broken access control when setting calendar event type

core-osv · Original source

Published 31 May 2024, 19:29 UTC

Incorrect validation of allowed event types in a calendar web service made it possible for some users to create events with types/audiences they did not have permission to publish to.

osv:CVE-2024-33996
Complete source record
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