MSA-12-0027: Question bank capability issues

MSA-12-0027: Question bank capability issues

by Michael de Raadt -
Number of replies: 0
Topic: Various problems with permissions checks in the question bank
Severity/Risk: Minor
Versions affected: 2.2 to 2.2.2+, 2.1 to 2.1.5+
Reported by: Tim Hunt
Issue no.: MDL-32239

CVE Identifier:

CVE-2012-2356
Changes (master): http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-32239

Description:

Capabilities were not being correctly checked when working in the question bank. Question authorship was not being checked. Users were shown UI elements when they did not have permission to use them. User permissions were not correctly checked when saving a question.