CVE-2014-7846

tag/tag_autocomplete.php in Moodle through 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.6, and 2.7.x before 2.7.3 does not consider the moodle/tag:edit capability before adding a tag, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via an AJAX request.

CVSS v2.0 4.0 MEDIUM

4.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-47965	Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/17/11
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031215
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=275157	Vendor Advisory
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-47965	Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/17/11
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031215
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=275157	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.2:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2014-11-24 11:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2014-7846

Mitre link : CVE-2014-7846

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-7846

JSON object : View

Products Affected

moodle

moodle

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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