#VU40273 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2016-2155

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#VU40273 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2016-2155

Published: May 22, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU40273
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2155
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Moodle
Software vendor:
moodle.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to manipulate data.

The grade-reporting feature in Singleview (aka Single View) in Moodle 2.8.x before 2.8.11, 2.9.x before 2.9.5, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3 does not consider the moodle/grade:manage capability, which allows remote authenticated users to modify "Exclude grade" settings by leveraging the Non-Editing Instructor role.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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