Input validation error in Moodle - CVE-2015-3175
Published: June 1, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40736
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3175
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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.
Multiple open redirect vulnerabilities in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.8, and 2.8.x before 2.8.6 allow remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via vectors involving an error page that links to a URL from an HTTP Referer header. <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/601.html">CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')</a>
Affected software
Moodle
Fedora
moodle
Fedora
moodle
How to mitigate CVE-2015-3175
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