CVE-2014-7838

Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Forum module in Moodle through 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.6, and 2.7.x before 2.7.3 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that set a tracking preference within (1) mod/forum/deprecatedlib.php, (2) mod/forum/forum.js, (3) mod/forum/index.php, or (4) mod/forum/lib.php.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory moodle.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031215 vdb entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/17/11 mailing list
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-48019 patch
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=275164 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-7838?
CVE-2014-7838 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-7838?
To fix CVE-2014-7838, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-7838 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-7838 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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