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CVE-2014-3617GHSA-P5J7-26WJ-423J

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

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 2.5.8, 2.6.5, 2.7.2
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

  • moodle/moodlePackagist

    fixed in 2.5.8

  • moodle/moodlePackagist

    From 2.6.0 · fixed in 2.6.5

  • moodle/moodlePackagist

    From 2.7.0 · fixed in 2.7.2

References 3

git.moodle.org

openwall.com

moodle.org