GHSA-p5j7-26wj-423j CVE-2014-3617
Moodle allows discovery of an author's username
- Severity
- Medium
- The publisher's own rating, not a CVSS score
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 1.14%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 66.72% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- —
- Not classified
- Fix
2.5.8- Upgrade moodle/moodle to this version or later
Description
The forum_print_latest_discussions function in mod/forum/lib.php in Moodle through 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.8, 2.6.x before 2.6.5, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the individual answer-posting requirement without the mod/forum:viewqandawithoutposting capability, and discover an author's username, by leveraging the student role and visiting a Q&A forum.
Affected versions
Packagist
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| moodle/moodle | < 2.5.8 |
2.5.8 |
| moodle/moodle | >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.5 |
2.6.5 |
| moodle/moodle | >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.2 |
2.7.2 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
moodle/moodle Packagist → 2.5.8
- composer
composer require moodle/moodle:^2.5.8
References
Advisories
Packages
Other links
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/1c5d2aefd1c6706176e97b99b2f9deef582564be
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/1f3066f1977cf9ba36bb2583597af8bc53eb7d0f
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/532c25d5bd6d0f2ad14720fcee0da8c879c4d0f2
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/8f2e80600bf0fc220b92706907fb3d683602e5c2
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/95c3874b717e19711780147c29285e56ca01ff79
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/982c8524dd27066a6893a4b2ff2c41d60f9bdc23
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/a80ed84ed37d24e564b0bb7b8d51c4206b1fcd54
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/b1325427ecefb23002d3c79a7222e98f3995c0fb
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/b2b8d932f11c089b59b6c5ce439487ae3e5d79aa
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/ebbff905629fbd87a6a81cc471964e995fba3eb0
- moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php
- git.moodle.org/gw
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/1
Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
Related advisories
| Advisory | Severity | Why it's related |
|---|---|---|
| GHSA-cg8j-5cr2-568q Moodle TeX formula editor is vulnerable to DoS through lack of execution time limits | Medium | Also affects moodle/moodle |
| GHSA-ggxq-2mg9-8966 Moodle has a Remote Code Execution risk via file restore | High | Also affects moodle/moodle |
| GHSA-8jrv-wx83-w3xj Moodle Inserts Sensitive Information Into Sent Data | Medium | Also affects moodle/moodle |
| GHSA-hcm6-q6pc-xfhm Moodle has an authorization logic flaw | Critical | Also affects moodle/moodle |
| GHSA-vwhw-vp9v-q9c9 Moodle vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting | Medium | Also affects moodle/moodle |
| GHSA-5cx4-w4fh-fr57 Moodle Affected by Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts | High | Also affects moodle/moodle |
| GHSA-qv78-6gpp-hm68 Moodle Open Redirect vulnerability | Medium | Also affects moodle/moodle |
| GHSA-qfh6-h7j6-fvjv Moodle formula injection vulnerability | High | Also affects moodle/moodle |
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