Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU39811

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2016-8644

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

Vulnerability identifier: #VU39811

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8644

CWE-ID: CWE-264

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 gain access to sensitive information.

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, the capability to view course notes is checked in the wrong context.

Install update from vendor's website.