CVE-2012-3391
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2012-07-23 21:00
Modified
2024-08-06 20:05
Severity ?
Summary
mod/forum/rsslib.php in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.7 and 2.2.x before 2.2.4 does not properly implement the requirement for posting before reading a Q&A forum, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the student role and reading the RSS feed for a forum.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=refs%2Fheads%2FMOODLE_22_STABLE&st=commit&s=MDL-32199
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/17/1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/49890
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54481
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76957
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=refs%2Fheads%2FMOODLE_22_STABLE&st=commit&s=MDL-32199
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/17/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/49890
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54481
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76957
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