CVE-2014-7838 Moodle has multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Forum module
Remote attackers can hijack user sessions to modify tracking preferences in Moodle's Forum module via CSRF.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-7838?
CVE-2014-7838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 24 Nov 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
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Forum module in Moodle through 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.6, and 2.7.x before 2.7.3 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that set a tracking preference within (1) mod/forum/deprecatedlib.php, (2) mod/forum/forum.js, (3) mod/forum/index.php, or (4) mod/forum/lib.php.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7838?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodle Packagist | All versions | 2.5.9 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | All versions | 2.5.9 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 2.6.0 | 2.6.6 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 2.6.0 | 2.6.6 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 2.7.0 | 2.7.3 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 2.7.0 | 2.7.3 |
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2014-7838?
Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 2.5.9, 2.6.6 or 2.7.3.
Is CVE-2014-7838 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7838 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Moodle Moodle
- CVE-2006-4935 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2006-4936 Moodle does not properly validate module instance id
- CVE-2004-2233 Unknown "front page vulnerability with Moodle servers" for Moodle before 1.3.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVE-2004-2235 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2004-2236 Other in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-43r4-vm25-qm78.