CVE-2015-5331

MEDIUM

Moodle 2.9.0-2.9.2 - Authenticated Spam Attack via Messaging API

Title source: llm

Description

Moodle 2.9.x before 2.9.3 does not properly check the contact list before authorizing message transmission, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct spam attacks via the messaging API.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch x_refsource_confirm

http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-50426

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=323228

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3

EPSS 0.0018

EPSS Percentile 39.0%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Details

CWE

CWE-254

Status published

Products (4)

moodle/moodle 2.9.0

moodle/moodle 2.9.1

moodle/moodle 2.9.2

moodle/moodle 2.9.0 - 2.9.3Packagist

Published Feb 22, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026