The forum_print_latest_discussions function in mod/forum/lib.php in Moodle 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 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the individual answer-posting requirement without the mod/forum:viewqandawithoutposting capability, and discover an author's username, by leveraging the student role and visiting a Q&A forum.
CVE-2014-3617 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from moodle organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2014-09-15T14:55:11.540
2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Deferred
CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
8.0
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | moodle | moodle | ≤ 2.4.11 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.0.8 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.0.9 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.1.3 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.1.4 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.1.5 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.1.6 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.1.7 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.1.8 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.1.9 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.1.10 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.2.1 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.2.2 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.2.3 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.2.4 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.2.5 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.2.6 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.2.7 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.2.8 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.2.9 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.2.10 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.2.11 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.3.0 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.3.1 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.3.2 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.3.3 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.3.4 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.3.5 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.3.6 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.3.7 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.3.8 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.3.9 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.3.10 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.3.11 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.4.0 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.4.1 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.4.2 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.4.3 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.4.4 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.4.5 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.4.6 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.4.7 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.4.8 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.4.9 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.4.10 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.5.0 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.5.1 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.5.2 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.5.3 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.5.4 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.5.5 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.5.6 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.5.7 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.6.0 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.6.2 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.6.3 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.6.4 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.7.0 | Yes |
| Application | moodle | moodle | 2.7.1 | Yes |
SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For moodle's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.