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CVE-2014-3617

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-3617 is a vulnerability in Moodle versions through 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.8, 2.6.x before 2.6.5, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2, specifically within the forum_print_latest_discussions function. This flaw allows authenticated users with a student role to bypass the answer-posting requirement in Q&A forums, enabling them to discover an author's username. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and requiring authentication, leading to a partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
8.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0114 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 21,974 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.5.8
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.6.5
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.7.2

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-p5j7-26wj-423jmedium

Moodle allows discovery of an author's username

May 13, 2022

References

git.moodle.org / gw
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/1
moodle.org / mod/forum/discuss.php
Vendor Advisory