Information disclosure in Moodle - CVE-2016-5014

 

Information disclosure in Moodle - CVE-2016-5014

Published: January 20, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39807
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5014
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: moodle.org
Affected software:
Moodle

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, an unenrolled user still receives event monitor notifications even though they can no longer access the course.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-5014

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources