MSA-19-0007: Stored HTML in assignment submission comments allowed links to be opened directly

MSA-19-0007: Stored HTML in assignment submission comments allowed links to be opened directly

by Michael Hawkins -
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Links within assignment submission comments would open directly (in the same window). Although links themselves may be valid, opening within the same window and without the no-referrer header policy made them more susceptible to exploits.


Severity/Risk: Minor
Versions affected: 3.6 to 3.6.2, 3.5 to 3.5.4, 3.4 to 3.4.7, 3.1 to 3.1.16 and earlier unsupported versions
Versions fixed: 3.6.3, 3.5.5, 3.4.8 and 3.1.17
Reported by: Steeven George
CVE identifier: CVE-2019-3850
Changes (master): http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-64651
Tracker issue: MDL-64651 Stored HTML in assignment submission comments allowed links to be opened directly