CVE-2014-3553

Moodle < 2.3.11, 2.4.x < 2.4.11, 2.5.x < 2.5.7, 2.6.x < 2.6.4, 2.7.x < 2.7.1 - Access Control Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264268
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/21/1

Scores

EPSS 0.0017
EPSS Percentile 38.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (36)
moodle/moodle 2.5.0
moodle/moodle 2.5.1
moodle/moodle 2.5.2
moodle/moodle 2.5.3
moodle/moodle 2.5.4
moodle/moodle 2.5.5
moodle/moodle 2.5.6
moodle/moodle 2.7.0
moodle/moodle 2.3.0
moodle/moodle 2.3.1
... and 26 more
Published Jul 29, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026