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CVE-2014-3553

Published: Jul 29, 2014 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.9 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3553
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
MoodleMoodle2.5.0 (including)2.5.0 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.5.1 (including)2.5.1 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.5.2 (including)2.5.2 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.5.3 (including)2.5.3 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.5.4 (including)2.5.4 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.5.5 (including)2.5.5 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.5.6 (including)2.5.6 (including)
MoodleUbuntuartful*
MoodleUbuntulucid*
MoodleUbuntuprecise*
MoodleUbuntutrusty*
MoodleUbuntuupstream*
MoodleUbuntuutopic*
MoodleUbuntuvivid*
MoodleUbuntuwily*
MoodleUbuntuyakkety*
MoodleUbuntuzesty*

References

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