Input validation error in Moodle - CVE-2015-3177
Published: June 1, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40734
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3177
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to gain access to sensitive information.
Moodle 2.8.x before 2.8.6 does not consider the tool/monitor:subscribe capability before entering subscriptions to site-wide event-monitor rules, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via a subscription request.
Affected software
Moodle
Fedora
moodle
Fedora
moodle
How to mitigate CVE-2015-3177
Install update from vendor's website.
moodle - addressed in versions 2.7.9-1.fc21, 2.8.7-1.fc22, 2.9.1-1.fc23