MSA-12-0006: Additional email address validation

MSA-12-0006: Additional email address validation

by Michael de Raadt -
Number of replies: 0
Topic: No validation performed on email address setting
Severity: Minor
Versions affected: 2.2, 2.1 to 2.1.3+, 2.0 to 2.0.6+, 1.9 to 1.9.15+
Reported by: John Ehringer
Issue no.: MDL-13572
Changes (master): http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-13572

Description:

Additional validation is now performed at various stages. As well as ensuring emails are sent to valid addresses, this also prevents potential attacks.