Vulnerability in Moodle
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 mod/forum:viewqandawithoutposting capability, and discover an author's username, by leveraging the student role and visiting a Q&A forum.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Moodle — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- git.moodle.org/gw
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/1 (mailing-list)
- moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php (Vendor Advisory)