| Topic: | CSRF (Cross-site Request Forgery) on Moodle edit profile page |
| Severity: | Major |
| Versions affected: | <1.6.7, <1.7.5 |
| Reported by: | Amir Azam and Adrian Pastor of ProCheckUp Ltd. (www.procheckup.com) |
| Issue no.: | MDL-15450 |
| Solution: | upgrade to 1.6.7, 1.7.5 or any recent nightly or use patch http://cvs.moodle.org/moodle/user/edit.php?r1=1.112.2.4.2.1&r2=1.112.2.4.2.2 + http://cvs.moodle.org/moodle/user/Attic/edit.html?r1=1.88.2.3&r2=1.88.2.3.2.1 |
Description:
ProCheckup discovered that user profile page in 1.6.x and 1.7.x sites are vulnerable to CSRF (Cross-site Request Forgery) attacks. Versions 1.8 and above are not vulnerable due to to increased protection the forms library enforces. We would like to thank them for informing us in a responsible manner and coordinating the disclosure of security advisories.