| Topic:
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Incorrect escaping when updating first post in a single simple discussion forum type
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| Severity/Risk:
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Minor
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| Versions affected:
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<1.9.6, <1.8.10
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| Reported by:
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Nicola Vitacolonna
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| Issue no.:
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MDL-20555
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| Solution:
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upgrade to latest weekly build or 1.9.6
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| Workaround:
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none
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Description:
Nicola Vitacolonna discovered forum introduction is incorrectly escaped when editing the first post of a single simple discussion forum. This can potentially lead to SQL injection attacks by teachers. Students can not exploit this problem.