| Description: | A flaw in the third-party CAS library, utilised by Moodle, has been found, which could potentially allow unauthorised access and privilege escalation. |
| Issue summary: | Upgrade phpCAS to 1.3.3 or greater - security vulnerabilities |
| Severity/Risk: | Serious |
| Versions affected: | 2.7 to 2.7.1, 2.6 to 2.6.4, 2.5 to 2.5.7 and earlier unsupported versions |
| Versions fixed: | 2.7.2 and 2.6.5 (NOTE: A fix to 2.5 was not possible. CAS users with Moodle 2.5 or earlier are encouraged to upgrade to a more recent release.) |
| Reported by: | Eric Merrill |
| Issue no.: | MDL-46766 |
| CVE identifier: | CVE-2014-4172 |
| Changes (master): | http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-46766 |
MSA-14-0033: URL parameter injection in CAS authentication
by Michael de Raadt -
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