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Moodle: (CVE-2016-3733): MSA-16-0017: Course idnumber not protected from teacher restore

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Moodle: (CVE-2016-3733): MSA-16-0017: Course idnumber not protected from teacher restore

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
05/17/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/19/2017
Modified
01/12/2023

Description

The "restore teacher" feature in Moodle 3.0 through 3.0.3, 2.9 through 2.9.5, 2.8 through 2.8.11, 2.7 through 2.7.13, and earlier allows remote authenticated users to overwrite the course idnumber.

Solution(s)

  • moodle-upgrade-latest

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