Moodle vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery

Impact

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that mark the completion of (1) an activity or (2) a course.

Affected packages

Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.

Original source description

References

• Security advisory nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4281
• Source reference git.moodle.org/
• Source reference git.moodle.org/gw
• Source reference git.moodle.org/gw
• Source reference moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php
• Security advisory openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/14/1