First published: Tue May 27 2014(Updated: )
enrol/index.php in Moodle 2.6.x before 2.6.3 does not check for the moodle/course:viewhiddencourses capability before listing hidden courses, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive name and summary information about these courses by leveraging the guest role and visiting a crafted URL.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
composer/moodle/moodle | >=2.6.0<2.6.3 | 2.6.3 |
Moodle | =2.6.0 | |
Moodle | =2.6.1 | |
Moodle | =2.6.2 |
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CVE-2014-0217 has a medium severity rating due to the potential exposure of sensitive information regarding hidden courses.
To fix CVE-2014-0217, upgrade your Moodle instance to version 2.6.3 or later.
CVE-2014-0217 affects Moodle versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, and 2.6.2.
Yes, CVE-2014-0217 can be exploited remotely by leveraging the guest role to access hidden course information.
The main issue with CVE-2014-0217 is the lack of capability checks for the moodle/course:viewhiddencourses permission when listing hidden courses.