CVE-2014-3617

medium

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.

References

https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=269591

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/1

http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-46619

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-09-15

Updated: 2020-12-01

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium