GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist

GHSA-p5j7-26wj-423j Moodle allows discovery of an author's username

MEDIUM Published 2022-05-13 Modified 2024-01-24 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2014-3617
Ecosystem
Packagist
Packages
moodle/moodle
Severity
Moderate
Reviewed
2024-01-24

Affected packages

• Packagist moodle/moodle: < 2.5.8 → fixed in 2.5.8 • Packagist moodle/moodle: >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.5 → fixed in 2.6.5 • Packagist moodle/moodle: >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.2 → fixed in 2.7.2

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.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • 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… vulnerability

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