Moodle 2.7.4 release notes

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Releases > Moodle 2.7.4 release notes

Release date: 12 January, 2015

Here is the full list of fixed issues in 2.7.4.

Highlights

MDL-40241 - Default Manager and Teacher role are able to manually mark course as completed
MDL-46442 - Notifications about assignment re-submissions are sent
MDL-43462 - EditPDF correctly shows landscape PDFs
MDL-43679 - Clicking link to Moodle in MS Word no longer results "You are already logged in" message

Functional changes

MDL-42717 - Ensure automated backup files are deleted when an error occurs because of directory permissions
MDL-47601 - Ensure old automated backups are deleted including the case when file name is renamed from language string
MDL-48023 - Changed "Cache-control: private" to "public" on public static files to increase performance
MDL-48224 - Forum cron uses SMTP buffering
MDL-33606 - Make distinction between all section course view and a single section course view log entry

API changes

MDL-44657 - No more Javascript error when the form class is namespaced
MDL-48697 - Completion directory is recognized by Moodle as a valid component directory
MDL-48495 - Limit protocols supported by curl by default

UI changes

MDL-35078 - End date for self enrolment on the bulk enrolment form now also contains time
MDL-48570 - Course search form is displayed above the course list
MDL-42501 - Added help about deleting grades in the course reset form
MDL-48206 - Wider textarea for the comments in the comments block

Security issues

MSA-15-0001 Insufficient access check in LTI module
MSA-15-0002 XSS vulnerability in course request pending approval page
MSA-15-0003 CSRF possible in Glossary module
MSA-15-0004 Information leak through messaging functions in web-services
MSA-15-0005 Insufficient access check in calendar functions in web-services
MSA-15-0007 ReDoS possible in the multimedia filter
MSA-15-0008 Forced logout through Shibboleth authentication plugin

Fixes and improvements

MDL-40097 - Course completion role criteria no longer causes fatal error
MDL-35494 - User is able to restore an activity even when they own only one course
MDL-20304 - Practice lesson does not appear in Gradebook [Patch]
MDL-45324 - Grading notifications are not sent before the grades are released to students
MDL-47133 - Keyboard shortcuts in Atto do not interfere with regional keyboard settings
MDL-37704 - Possible to lock Description field in users' profiles
MDL-36240 - Calendar events from activities are restored even without user data
MDL-14908 - Parent Role can view courses for students that are in groups
MDL-46472 - Fixed upgrade loop caused by undeletable themes
MDL-31822 - Non-default section name is shown at the site level
MDL-47475 - PDF annotation is visible by all students in the team and not only by the one who made a submission
MDL-47993, MDL-48088 - Correctly parse dates with timezones when importing from Microsoft calendar
MDL-48179 - Backup progress no longer times out when compressing large backup

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