CVE-2015-5272

MEDIUM

Moodle 2.7.x <2.7.10 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

The Forum module in Moodle 2.7.x before 2.7.10 allows remote authenticated users to post to arbitrary groups by leveraging the teacher role, as demonstrated by a post directed to "all participants."

References (4)

[Patch] http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-50576

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033619

[Vendor Advisory] https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=320288

[Mailing List] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/21/1

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3

EPSS 0.0026

EPSS Percentile 49.0%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-264

Status draft

Affected Products (10)

moodle/moodle

Timeline

Published Feb 22, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026