MSA-15-0021: Any authenticated user can subscribe to site-wide event monitor rules

MSA-15-0021: Any authenticated user can subscribe to site-wide event monitor rules

by Marina Glancy -
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Description: If the site-wide rules exist in the event monitor tool, any user can subscribe themselves to them and potentially access information they are not supposed to see.
Issue summary: Any authenticated user can subscribe to site wide event monitor rules
Severity/Risk: Minor
Versions affected: 2.8 to 2.8.5
Versions fixed: 2.9 and 2.8.6
Reported by: Adrian Greeve
Issue no.: MDL-50039
Workaround: Do not use site-wide rules until your site is upgraded
CVE identifier: CVE-2015-3177
Changes (master): http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-50039