vulnerability
Moodle: (CVE-2016-3734): MSA-16-0018: CSRF in script marking forum posts as read
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 17, 2016 | Apr 19, 2017 | Aug 14, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 17, 2016
Added
Apr 19, 2017
Modified
Aug 14, 2025
Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in markposts.php 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 attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that marks forum posts as read.
Solution
moodle-upgrade-latest
References
Rapid7 Labs
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