CVE-2010-1617: Moodle doesn't properly check role

May 13, 2022 (updated October 31, 2025)

user/view.php in Moodle 1.8.x before 1.8.12 and 1.9.x before 1.9.8 does not properly check a role, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain the full names of other users via the course profile page.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-q53j-c866-h9mw
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1617

Code Behaviors & Features

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