medium4.3
CVE-2014-0217
Moodle does not check for the moodle/course:viewhiddencourses capability
Impact
enrol/index.php in Moodle 2.6.x before 2.6.3 does not check for the moodle/course:viewhiddencourses capability before listing hidden courses, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive name and summary information about these courses by leveraging the guest role and visiting a crafted URL.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| composer | moodle/moodle | >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.3 | 2.6.3 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Moodle | Moodle | Versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-45126
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/19/1
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=260365
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c3vx-v4x8-x894
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0217
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/eaea796e70f6630494d3772684604ab6e907f4ac
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/fcf199e7a13e453bfe3855c6946e8357fcbdef92