Information disclosure in Moodle - CVE-2016-5014
Published: January 20, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39807
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5014
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Moodle
How to mitigate CVE-2016-5014
Install update from vendor's website.