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TI-2014-02878 Aliases CVE-2014-3553GHSA-mg69-5q59-8jcg

mod/forum/classes/post_form.php in Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.11, 2.5.x…

Priority LOW 24CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01017 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed moodle/moodle (Packagist): 2.5.7, 2.6.4, 2.7.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)before 2.5.72.5.7Patch availableGHSA-mg69-5q59-8jcg
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)2.6.0 to before 2.6.42.6.4Patch availableGHSA-mg69-5q59-8jcg
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)2.7.0 to before 2.7.12.7.1Patch availableGHSA-mg69-5q59-8jcg
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.5.7 Fixed in 2.5.7 Patch available GHSA-mg69-5q59-8jcg
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.6.0 to before 2.6.4 Fixed in 2.6.4 Patch available GHSA-mg69-5q59-8jcg
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.7.0 to before 2.7.1 Fixed in 2.7.1 Patch available GHSA-mg69-5q59-8jcg

CPE configurations NVD · 35

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.6VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.3.11VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.0VulnerableMoodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.3.11 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
Show 25 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.6VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.7VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.8VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.9VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.10VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.6VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.7VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.8VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.9VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.10VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.3VulnerableMoodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.7 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.8 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.9 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.10 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.7 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.8 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.9 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.10 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-mg69-5q59-8jcg moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.5.7 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-mg69-5q59-8jcg moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.6.4 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-mg69-5q59-8jcg moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.7.1 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3553
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mg69-5q59-8jcg

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 6

  • TI-2024-22468 moodle: unsafe direct use of $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] in admin/tool/mfa/index.php CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-14741 In Moodle, an SQL injection risk was identified in the library fetching a user's recent courses. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-29071 Moodle: remote code execution via calculated question types CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-06653 Moodle 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-00259 SQL injection in moodle CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-16116 Path traversal in Moodle CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
See all 636 →

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