Advisory Database
  • Advisories
  • Dependency Scanning
  1. composer
  2. ›
  3. moodle/moodle
  4. ›
  5. CVE-2014-3546

CVE-2014-3546: Moodle allows attackers to obtain username and course information

May 13, 2022 (updated January 24, 2024)

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 certain capability requirements in (1) notes/index.php and (2) user/edit.php, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive username and course information via a modified URL.

References

  • git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-45760
  • openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/21/1
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-4c5g-w3gf-rf4f
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/2ca9e09dab3ff374e1026780b23c63751f4ee312
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/74556525de9617c593c3e08269d6d541c6576c90
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/8f7d596058a18c60b795b4677b59cf074c56de39
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/9dbf62d23017a91fcbf63bba7f2eb4835f77b8c9
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/dc97145785b9ae192168659c65309bca61a58151
  • moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264267
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3546

Code Behaviors & Features

Detect and mitigate CVE-2014-3546 with GitLab Dependency Scanning

Secure your software supply chain by verifying that all open source dependencies used in your projects contain no disclosed vulnerabilities. Learn more about Dependency Scanning →

Affected versions

All versions before 2.4.11, all versions starting from 2.5.0 before 2.5.7, all versions starting from 2.6.0 before 2.6.4, all versions starting from 2.7.0 before 2.7.1

Fixed versions

  • 2.4.11
  • 2.5.7
  • 2.6.4
  • 2.7.1

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.4.11, 2.5.7, 2.6.4, 2.7.1 or above.

Impact 5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Learn more about CVSS

Weakness

  • CWE-264

Source file

packagist/moodle/moodle/CVE-2014-3546.yml

Spotted a mistake? Edit the file on GitLab.

  • Site Repo
  • About GitLab
  • Terms
  • Privacy Statement
  • Contact

Page generated Wed, 14 May 2025 12:15:23 +0000.