Moodle's time-validation implementation allows bypassing intended restrictions
The time-validation implementation in (1) mod/feedback/complete.php and (2) mod/feedback/complete_guest.php in Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.9, 2.5.x before 2.5.5, and 2.6.x before 2.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended restrictions on starting a Feedback activity by choosing an unavailable time.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | moodle/moodle | < 2.4.9, >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.5, >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.2 | 2.4.9, 2.5.5, 2.6.2 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0127
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/1298acc7075614d8f24befe7e50edbd695498d66
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/71037bf26c1e66c628f952b777a9b068775f7b24
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/7b839b0ec1d3d7fdfe7f76066c49829936a2390e
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/aea324963dfee857315d147bf0c17659bb43991e
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=256417
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-43656
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/1
- Weakness (CWE)
-- Platform
- Composer
- Package
moodle/moodle- Disclosed
- 13.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-6p3g-hw27-qh44 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: moodle/moodle
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 437
- First → latest
- 03.2021 02.2026
- Without a fix
- 10
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 16
- High 68
- Medium 318
- Low 35
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 11
- 2022: 285
- 2023: 43
- 2024: 53
- 2025: 33
- 2026: 12
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