MSA-11-0016: Ability to fill a database with invalid records through ratings

MSA-11-0016: Ability to fill a database with invalid records through ratings

by Helen Foster -
Number of replies: 0
Topic: Ability to fill a database with invalid records through ratings
Severity: Major
Versions affected: < 2.0.3 (1.9.x not affected)
Reported by: Sam Hemelryk
Issue no.: MDL-26838
Solution: Upgrade to the latest version
Workaround: None - please upgrade to the latest version as soon as possible

Description:

It is possible if logged in as an authenticated user to generate invalid records within the rating table of the database, and if someone was intent on doing destruction they could write a script to spam the database.