Medium severity · published May 15, 2017
CVE-2017-7491
In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, a CSRF attack is possible that allows attackers to change the "number of courses displayed in the course overview block" configuration setting
4.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, a CSRF attack is possible that allows attackers to change the "number of courses displayed in the course overview block" configuration setting.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
Moodle · Moodle
2.7.0; 2.7.0; 2.7.0; 2.7.0; 2.7.1; 2.7.2; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7491
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7491
Patch
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=352355
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