CVE-2016-7038

HIGH

Moodle 2.x and 3.x - Weak Password Recovery Mechanism

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, web service tokens are not invalidated when the user password is changed or forced to be changed.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=339631
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93174

Scores

CVSS v3 7.3
EPSS 0.0097
EPSS Percentile 57.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Details

CWE
CWE-640
Status published
Products (32)
moodle/moodle 2.8.0
moodle/moodle 2.8.1
moodle/moodle 2.8.2
moodle/moodle 2.8.3
moodle/moodle 2.8.4
moodle/moodle 2.8.5
moodle/moodle 2.8.6
moodle/moodle 2.8.7
moodle/moodle 2.8.8
moodle/moodle 2.8.9
... and 22 more
Published Jan 20, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026