CVE-2014-3617
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…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.14%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.14% probability · 65th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- moodle/moodle
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-46619
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/1
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=269591Vendor Advisory
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-46619
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/1
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=269591Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.