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CVE-2016-3729: Improper Access Control

April 20, 2017 (updated April 27, 2017)

The user editing form in Moodle allows remote authenticated users to edit profile fields locked by the administrator.

References

  • www.securitytracker.com/id/1035902
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335933
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3729

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.7 up to 2.7.13, all versions starting from 2.8 up to 2.8.11, all versions starting from 2.9 up to 2.9.5, all versions starting from 3.0 up to 3.0.3

Fixed versions

  • 2.7.14
  • 2.8.12
  • 2.9.6
  • 3.0.4

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.7.14, 2.8.12, 2.9.6, 3.0.4 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Source file

packagist/moodle/moodle/CVE-2016-3729.yml

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