CVE-2014-3553
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CVE-2014-3553 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. mod/forum/classes/post_form.php in Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.7, 2.6.x before 2.6.4, and 2.7.x before 2.7.1 does not enforce the moodle/site:accessallgroups capability requirement before proceeding with a post to all groups, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging two or more group memberships.. EPSS estimates a 1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
mod/forum/classes/post_form.php in Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.7, 2.6.x before 2.6.4, and 2.7.x before 2.7.1 does not enforce the moodle/site:accessallgroups capability requirement before proceeding with a post to all groups, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging two or more group memberships.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.0 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.1 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.2 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.3 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.4 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.5 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.6 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.7.0 |
| Moodle | Moodle | <= 2.3.11 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.3.0 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.3.1 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.3.2 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.3.3 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.3.4 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.3.5 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.3.6 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.3.7 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.3.8 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.3.9 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.3.10 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.4.0 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.4.1 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.4.2 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.4.3 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.4.4 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.4.5 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.4.6 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.4.7 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.4.8 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.4.9 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.4.10 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.0 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.1 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.2 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.3 |
References
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264268Vendor Advisory
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264268Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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