Moodle 2.2.7 release notes

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Release date: 14 January 2013

Here is the full list of fixed issues in 2.2.7.

Highlights

• MDL-35653 - Wiki module works if you activate the force format option
• MDL-36795 - In the default course settings, numsections is not limited to maxsections
• MDL-30871 - Flat File (CSV) enrolment plug functions without reporting false errors

Functional changes

• MDL-35422 - To start writing their Workshop submissions, students now click a button labelled 'Start preparing your submission' instead of 'Submit'

API changes

• MDL-30700 - There is a new function "text_sorting($columnname)" for the class flexible_table which allows you to specify which columns are of type "text" so they can be sorted correctly in all databases.
• MDL-35593 - core_webservice_get_site_info returns version number as PARAM_TEXT
• MDL-30961 - get_course_contents web service's name value is now PARAM_RAW

Security issues

• MSA-13-0001 - Security issue in Google Spellchecker in TinyMCE
• MSA-13-0002 - Capability issue with Outcome editing
• MSA-13-0003 - Potential server file access through backup restoration
• MSA-13-0004 - Information leak through activity report
• MSA-13-0005 - Potential phishing attack through URL redirects
• MSA-13-0007 - Potential exploit in messaging
• MSA-13-0008 - Information leak through Blog RSS
• MSA-13-0009 - Information leak through Blog RSS

Fixes and improvements

• MDL-36668 - Performance issue issue resolved in viewing pages in Database activity
• MDL-36760 - Numerical type quiz questions now work with frozen elements changes
• MDL-36551 - Database presets retain advanced search template
• MDL-33863 - Importing quiz questions into new course happens without error
• MDL-36683 - It is now possible to duplicate a quiz when course question bank contains matching questions

See also

• Moodle 2.2.6 release notes