#VU41079 Information disclosure in Moodle - CVE-2014-7833
Published: November 24, 2014 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41079
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7833
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Moodle
Moodle
Software vendor:
moodle.org
moodle.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to gain access to sensitive information.
mod/data/edit.php 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 sets a certain group ID to zero upon a database-entry change, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by accessing the database after an edit by a teacher.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.