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Medium CVE-2014-3617 EUVD-2022-4686GHSA-p5j7-26wj-423j

Moodle allows discovery of an author's username

Published Sep 15, 2014 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

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.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist moodle/moodle < 2.5.8 2.5.8 GHSA-p5j7-26wj-423j
Packagist moodle/moodle >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.5 2.6.5 GHSA-p5j7-26wj-423j
Packagist moodle/moodle >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.2 2.7.2 GHSA-p5j7-26wj-423j

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