CVE-2012-3391
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CVE-2012-3391 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.1.0 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.1.1 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.1.2 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.1.3 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.1.4 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.1.5 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.1.6 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.2.0 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.2.1 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.2.2 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.2.3 |
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- Status
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