Description
mdjnelson/moodle-mod_customcert is a Moodle plugin for creating dynamically generated certificates with complete customization via the web browser. Prior to versions 4.4.9 and 5.0.3, a teacher who holds `mod/customcert:manage` in any single course can read and silently overwrite certificate elements belonging to any other course in the Moodle installation. The `core_get_fragment` callback `editelement` and the `mod_customcert_save_element` web service both fail to verify that the supplied `elementid` belongs to the authorized context, enabling cross-course information disclosure and data tampering. Versions 4.4.9 and 5.0.3 fix the issue.
Published: 2026-03-18
Score: 9.6 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation
Action: Immediate Patch
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Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Wed, 18 Mar 2026 03:30:00 +0000

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Description mdjnelson/moodle-mod_customcert is a Moodle plugin for creating dynamically generated certificates with complete customization via the web browser. Prior to versions 4.4.9 and 5.0.3, a teacher who holds `mod/customcert:manage` in any single course can read and silently overwrite certificate elements belonging to any other course in the Moodle installation. The `core_get_fragment` callback `editelement` and the `mod_customcert_save_element` web service both fail to verify that the supplied `elementid` belongs to the authorized context, enabling cross-course information disclosure and data tampering. Versions 4.4.9 and 5.0.3 fix the issue.
Title mdjnelson/moodle-mod_customcert Vulnerable to Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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Mdjnelson Moodle-mod Customcert
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-18T19:17:40.756Z

Reserved: 2026-03-06T00:04:56.700Z

Link: CVE-2026-30884

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-18T19:17:37.085Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-03-18T04:17:18.030

Modified: 2026-04-16T14:46:24.290

Link: CVE-2026-30884

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-24T10:59:30Z

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