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Moodle 1.8.x and 1.9.x Exposes User Names to Authenticated Users

CVE-2010-1617 · published 16 years ago
Summary

A security issue in Moodle allows authenticated users to view the full names of other users on the course profile page. This can lead to unexpected exposure of user information. To fix, update to Moodle 1.8.12 or 1.9.8 or later.

What to do
  • Update moodle moodle to version 1.8.12.
  • Update moodle moodle to version 1.9.8.
Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
composer moodle moodle >= 1.8.0, < 1.8.12
>= 1.9.0, < 1.9.8
Fix: upgrade to 1.8.12
– moodle moodle 1.8.1
1.8.2
1.8.3
1.8.4
1.8.5
1.8.6
1.8.7
1.8.8
1.8.9
1.8.10
1.8.11
1.9.1
6 more version ranges
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
user/view.php in Moodle 1.8.x before 1.8.12 and 1.9.x before 1.9.8 does not properly check a role, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain the full names of other users via the course pro...
user/view.php in Moodle 1.8.x before 1.8.12 and 1.9.x before 1.9.8 does not properly check a role, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain the full names of other users via the course profile page.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
1.3 Low
Exploitation
2% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-862Missing Authorization
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Timeline
Published29 Apr 2010
Updated31 Oct 2026
First seen6 Mar 2026
Sources
GHSA-q53j-c866-h9mw · GHSA
CVE-2010-1617 · NVD
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