CVE-2014-3617 Moodle allows discovery of an author's username

What is CVE-2014-3617?

CVE-2014-3617 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 15 Sep 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3617?

6 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle. It affects 1 product.

Products include Moodle Moodle.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3617?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 2.5.8, 2.6.5 or 2.7.2.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2014-3617 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3617 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Moodle Moodle

• CVE-2006-4935 File upload in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2006-4936 Moodle does not properly validate module instance id Critical 10.0
• CVE-2004-2233 Unknown "front page vulnerability with Moodle servers" for Moodle before 1.3.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors. Critical 10.0
• CVE-2004-2235 Cross-site scripting in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2004-2236 Other in n/a Critical 10.0

All Moodle Moodle vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-p5j7-26wj-423j, MGASA-2014-0379.