CVE-2018-16854 (GCVE-0-2018-16854)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-11-26 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:32
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Summary
A flaw was found in moodle versions 3.5 to 3.5.2, 3.4 to 3.4.5, 3.3 to 3.3.8, 3.1 to 3.1.14 and earlier. The login form is not protected by a token to prevent login cross-site request forgery. Fixed versions include 3.6, 3.5.3, 3.4.6, 3.3.9 and 3.1.15.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
[UNKNOWN] moodle Affected: 3.6
Affected: 3.5.3
Affected: 3.4.6
Affected: 3.3.9
Affected: 3.1.15
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Date Public
2018-11-19 00:00
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