CVE-2014-3546 json
Moodle allows attackers to obtain username and course information
published 2014-07-29 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-4c5g-w3gf-rf4f , EUVD-2022-2351
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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 certain capability requirements in (1) notes/index.php and (2) user/edit.php, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive username and course information via a modified URL.
Patch / fix
- packagist moodle/moodle 2.4.11, 2.5.7, 2.6.4, 2.7.1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2014-3546 updated cvss 6.8
moodle: security issues fixed in the upstream 2.7.1, 2.6.4, 2.5.7, and 2.4.11 releases
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | moodle/moodle | <2.4.11 >=2.5.0, <2.5.7 >=2.6.0, <2.6.4 >=2.7.0, <2.7.1 |
2.4.11 2.5.7 2.6.4 2.7.1 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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git.moodle.org
/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-45760
web, patch
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/2ca9e09dab3ff374e1026780b23c63751f4ee312
web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/74556525de9617c593c3e08269d6d541c6576c90
web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/8f7d596058a18c60b795b4677b59cf074c56de39
web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/9dbf62d23017a91fcbf63bba7f2eb4835f77b8c9
web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/dc97145785b9ae192168659c65309bca61a58151
web
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moodle.org
/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264267
web, vendor-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2014/07/21/1
mailing-list, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3546
advisory
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github.com
/moodle/moodle
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-3546
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-4c5g-w3gf-rf4f
- NVD CVE-2014-3546
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