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Moodle before 2.6.4, it was possible to inject code into Calculated\nquestions that would be executed on the server (CVE-2014-3545).\n\nIn Moodle before 2.6.4, it was possible to get limited user information,\nsuch as user name and courses, by manipulating the URL of profile and notes\npages (CVE-2014-3546).\n\nIn Moodle before 2.6.4, the details of badges from external sources were not\nbeing filtered (CVE-2014-3547).\n\nIn Moodle before 2.6.4, content of exception dialogues presented from AJAX\ncalls was not being escaped before being presented to users (CVE-2014-3548).\n\nIn Moodle before 2.6.4, fields in rubrics were not being correctly filtered\n(CVE-2014-3551).\n\nIn Moodle before 2.6.4, forum was allowing users who were members of more\nthan one group to post to all groups without the capability to access all\ngroups (CVE-2014-3553).\n\nThe moodle package has been updated to version 2.6.4, to fix these issues\nand other bugs.\n","status":"published","published":"2014-08-05T20:08:48Z","modified":"2026-04-16T06:24:39.334873342Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:49:39.488462Z"}]}}