What is CVE-2017-7491?

CVE-2017-7491 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-05-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-7491?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

CSRF in Moodle

CVE-2017-7491

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, a CSRF attack is possible that allows attackers to change the "number of courses displayed in the course overview block" configuration setting.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.005 (39.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Moodle — versions 2.7.0, 2.7.1, 2.7.2
N/a Moodle 2.x And 3.x — versions Moodle 2.x and 3.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7491?: CVE-2017-7491 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-7491?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.