GHSA-4ppg-2mx6-fqx9
Moodle allows attackers to bypass intended login restrictions
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | < 2.6.11 | 2.6.11 |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.8 | 2.7.8 |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.6 | 2.8.6 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
login/confirm.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.8, and 2.8.x before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended login restrictions by leveraging access to an unconfirmed suspended account.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3179
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/78ec6751fc57bb17bb67c26870fea396390b9937
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/811ae9f082697495248c6c87ec80aeaf88c851fc
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/98c38993fd6cbd78bf5819c68c55fcfded6467c0
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/f236dcc35c3595dfcc77932d84660056e982a310
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=313686
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228054915/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74725
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200501000000*/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032358
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-50090
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/18/1