Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affecting moodle package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-MOODLE-362224
  • published15 May 2017
  • disclosed15 May 2017

Introduced: 15 May 2017

CVE-2017-7491  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-352  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 moodle.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream moodle package and not the moodle package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.