Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU39810

Improper access control in Moodle - CVE-2016-8643

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

Vulnerability identifier: #VU39810

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8643

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to manipulate data.

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, non-admin site managers may accidentally edit admins via web services.

Moodle
Fedora
moodle

Install update from vendor's website.

moodle - addressed in versions 3.1.4-1.el7, 3.1.4-1.fc24, 3.1.4-1.fc25