Unscored severity · published Nov 24, 2014
CVE-2014-7838
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Forum module 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 allow…
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CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Forum module 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 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that set a tracking preference within (1) mod/forum/deprecatedlib.php, (2) mod/forum/forum.js, (3) mod/forum/index.php, or (4) mod/forum/lib.php.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 63% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
Moodle · Moodle
through 2.4.11; 2.5.0; 2.5.1; 2.5.2; 2.5.3; 2.5.4; +13 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7838
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7838
Patch
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-48019
openwall.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/17/11
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031215
Vendor Advisory
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=275164
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