Description

mod/forum/rsslib.php in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.7 and 2.2.x before 2.2.4 does not properly implement the requirement for posting before reading a Q&A forum, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the student role and reading the RSS feed for a forum.

Remediation

References

CVE-2012-3391

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Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2012-3391 CWE-264

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities