Moodle 1.8.x and 1.9.x before 1.9.8 can create new roles when restoring a course, which allows teachers to create new accounts even if they do not have the moodle/user:create capability.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moodle | Moodle | 1.8.1 (including) | 1.8.1 (including) |
| Moodle | Moodle | 1.8.2 (including) | 1.8.2 (including) |
| Moodle | Moodle | 1.8.3 (including) | 1.8.3 (including) |
| Moodle | Moodle | 1.8.4 (including) | 1.8.4 (including) |
| Moodle | Moodle | 1.8.5 (including) | 1.8.5 (including) |
| Moodle | Moodle | 1.8.6 (including) | 1.8.6 (including) |
| Moodle | Moodle | 1.8.7 (including) | 1.8.7 (including) |
| Moodle | Moodle | 1.8.8 (including) | 1.8.8 (including) |
| Moodle | Moodle | 1.8.9 (including) | 1.8.9 (including) |
| Moodle | Moodle | 1.8.10 (including) | 1.8.10 (including) |
| Moodle | Moodle | 1.8.11 (including) | 1.8.11 (including) |
| Moodle | Moodle | 1.9.1 (including) | 1.9.1 (including) |
| Moodle | Moodle | 1.9.2 (including) | 1.9.2 (including) |
| Moodle | Moodle | 1.9.3 (including) | 1.9.3 (including) |
| Moodle | Moodle | 1.9.4 (including) | 1.9.4 (including) |
| Moodle | Moodle | 1.9.5 (including) | 1.9.5 (including) |
| Moodle | Moodle | 1.9.6 (including) | 1.9.6 (including) |
| Moodle | Moodle | 1.9.7 (including) | 1.9.7 (including) |
| Moodle | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Moodle | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Moodle | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Moodle | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Moodle | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Moodle | Ubuntu | maverick | * |
| Moodle | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
- http://moodle.org/security/
- http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-16658
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
- http://moodle.org/security/
- http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-16658
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107