CVE-2017-7491 (Medium) detected in moodle/moodle-v2.6.2

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CVE-2017-7491 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - moodle/moodle-v2.6.2

Moodle - the world's open source learning platform

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **moodle/moodle-v2.6.2** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 27e1f740a162e55490d9ca929f243afbaa92476c

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, a CSRF attack is possible that allows attackers to change the "number of courses displayed in the course overview block" configuration setting.

Publish Date: 2017-05-15

URL: CVE-2017-7491

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.3)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: Low - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=352355

Release Date: 2017-05-15

Fix Resolution: 3.2.3, 3.1.6, 3.0.10,2.7.20

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by WhiteSource because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the WhiteSource inventory.

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