CVE-2014-3617: Moodle

Medium severity, CVSS 4.0. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Moodle Moodle: up to and including 2.4.11; version 2.0.0 only; version 2.0.1 only; version 2.0.2 only; version 2.0.3 only; version 2.0.4 only; …

Published 2014-09-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.