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CVE-2017-7491: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

May 15, 2017 (updated May 23, 2017)

A CSRF attack is possible that allows attackers to change the “number of courses displayed in the course overview block” configuration setting.

References

  • moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=352355
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7491

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.7.0 up to 2.7.18, all versions starting from 3.0.0 up to 3.0.8, all versions starting from 3.1.0 up to 3.1.4, all versions starting from 3.2.0 up to 3.2.2

Fixed versions

  • 2.7.19
  • 3.0.9
  • 3.1.5
  • 3.2.3

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.7.19, 3.0.9, 3.1.5, 3.2.3 or above.

Impact 4.3 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Source file

packagist/moodle/moodle/CVE-2017-7491.yml

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