CVE-2014-3617

Moodle allows discovery of an author's username

4.0 MediumFix available

The forum_print_latest_discussions function in mod/forum/lib.php in Moodle through 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.8, 2.6.x before 2.6.5, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the individual answer-posting requirement without the mod/forum:viewqandawithoutposting capability, and discover an author's username, by leveraging the student role and visiting a Q&A forum.

Exploit likelihood

1.14%Up 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.0

Record: CVE-2014-3617
CVSS 2.0: 4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-3617
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-4686 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-4686
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p5j7-26wj-423j No score

Moodle allows discovery of an author's username

Record: GHSA-p5j7-26wj-423j
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-p5j7-26wj-423j No score

Moodle allows discovery of an author's username

Record: GHSA-p5j7-26wj-423j
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2014-0379 No score

Updated moodle packages fix security vulnerbilities

Updated moodle packages fix security vulnerabilities:

In Moodle before 2.6.5, users who had not yet posted the required answer in a Q&A forum in order to access past posts were able to see the name of the last person who had posted, as other authors are visible in /mod/forum/view.php before the student has posted their own answer (CVE-2014-3617).

Record: MGASA-2014-0379
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

moodle

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`moodle/moodle` Packagist	before 2.5.8	2.5.8
`moodle/moodle` Packagist	2.6.0 up to 2.6.5	2.6.5
`moodle/moodle` Packagist	2.7.0 up to 2.7.2	2.7.2
`moodle/moodle` Packagist	before 2.5.8, plus listed versions v2.3.10v2.3.11v2.3.4v2.3.5v2.3.6 Show 26 moreShow less v2.3.7v2.3.8v2.3.9v2.4.0v2.4.0-rc1v2.4.1v2.4.10v2.4.11v2.4.2v2.4.3v2.4.4v2.4.5v2.4.6v2.4.7v2.4.8v2.4.9v2.5.0v2.5.0-betav2.5.0-rc1v2.5.1v2.5.2v2.5.3v2.5.4v2.5.5v2.5.6v2.5.7	2.5.8
`moodle/moodle` Packagist	2.6.0 up to 2.6.5, plus listed versions v2.6.0v2.6.1v2.6.2v2.6.3v2.6.4	2.6.5
`moodle/moodle` Packagist	2.7.0 up to 2.7.2, plus listed versions v2.7.0v2.7.1	2.7.2
`moodle` Mageia:3	before 2.6.5-1.mga3	2.6.5-1.mga3
`moodle` Mageia:4	before 2.6.5-1.mga4	2.6.5-1.mga4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-3617 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Moodle, published September 15, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.14%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in moodle/moodle 2.5.8.

References

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