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CVE-2014-7838

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Forum module in Moodle through 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.6, and 2.7.x before 2.7.3 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that set a tracking preference within (1) mod/forum/deprecatedlib.php, (2) mod/forum/forum.js, (3) mod/forum/index.php, or (4) mod/forum/lib.php.

Severity
Medium 6.8
Published
24 Nov 2014
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
1% in the next 30 daysHigher than 63% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Cross-site request forgery (CWE-352)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
MoodleServers and applications · cpe:a:moodle:moodle
  • Version 2.7.2
  • Version 2.7.1
  • Version 2.7.0
  • Version 2.6.5
All 19 release lines
  • Every version up to 2.4.11
  • Version 2.5.0
  • Version 2.5.1
  • Version 2.5.2
  • Version 2.5.3
  • Version 2.5.4
  • Version 2.5.5
  • Version 2.5.6
  • Version 2.5.7
  • Version 2.5.8
  • Version 2.6.0
  • Version 2.6.1
  • Version 2.6.2
  • Version 2.6.3
  • Version 2.6.4
  • Version 2.6.5
  • Version 2.7.0
  • Version 2.7.1
  • Version 2.7.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7838
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7838