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Moodle: (CVE-2016-2158): MSA-16-0010: Enumeration of category details possible without authentication

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Moodle: (CVE-2016-2158): MSA-16-0010: Enumeration of category details possible without authentication

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
03/21/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/19/2017
Modified
01/12/2023

Description

lib/ajax/getnavbranch.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.13, 2.8.x before 2.8.11, 2.9.x before 2.9.5, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3, when the forcelogin feature is enabled, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive category-detail information from the navigation branch by leveraging the guest role for an Ajax request.

Solution(s)

  • moodle-upgrade-latest

References

  • CVE-2016-2158

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