MSA-15-0037: Possible to send a message to a user who blocked messages from non contacts

MSA-15-0037: Possible to send a message to a user who blocked messages from non contacts

by Marina Glancy -
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Description: Insufficient settings check when messaging another user opens spam possibility
Issue summary: Users who are not in contact list still can send messages though it is blocked in preferences
Severity/Risk: Minor
Versions affected: 2.9 to 2.9.2
Versions fixed: 2.9.3
Reported by: Pavel Sokolov
Issue no.: MDL-50426
CVE identifier: CVE-2015-5331
Changes (master): http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-50426