MSA-14-0042: Lack of access check in IP lookup functionality

MSA-14-0042: Lack of access check in IP lookup functionality

by Marina Glancy -
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Description: The script used to geo-map IP addresses was available to unauthenticated users increasing server load when used by other parties.
Issue summary: iplookup is available to unauthenticated guests
Severity/Risk: Minor
Versions affected: 2.7 to 2.7.2, 2.6 to 2.6.5, 2.5 to 2.5.8 and earlier unsupported versions
Versions fixed: 2.8, 2.7.3, 2.6.6 and 2.5.9
Reported by: Dan Poltawski
Issue no.: MDL-47321
CVE identifier: CVE-2014-7847
Changes (master): http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-47321