Information disclosure in Moodle - CVE-2017-2643

 

Information disclosure in Moodle - CVE-2017-2643

Published: March 26, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39376
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2643
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: moodle.org
Affected software:
Moodle

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

In Moodle 3.2.x, global search displays user names for unauthenticated users.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-2643

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources