4.3med

CVE-2016-2154

Moodle allows attackers to discover hidden course names

Also known as GHSA-fmq9-58q4-xjw5

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.7%
percentile 77%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

admin/tool/monitor/lib.php in Event Monitor 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/course:viewhiddencourses capability, which allows remote authenticated users to discover hidden course names by subscribing to a rule.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.04.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD2.04.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub3.04.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
packagistmoodle/moodle
>=2.8.0, <2.8.11
>=2.9.0, <2.9.5
>=3.0.0, <3.0.3
2.8.11
2.9.5
3.0.3

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/1 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • git.moodle.org /gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-51167 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • moodle.org /mod/forum/discuss.php?d=330176 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1035333 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2154 · advisory
  • github.com /moodle/moodle/commit/214950de2a4149f0efeabf62b0978901c1c68015 · web
  • github.com /moodle/moodle/commit/406a0efd3720d3b9214508b2e47b8f4401061312 · web
  • github.com /moodle/moodle/commit/475362630ba4c5073a05b1c81caf3a7f3f373cd1 · web
  • github.com /moodle/moodle/commit/4e5732e7fe0e9363618039d434cb5b774a8772b0 · web
  • github.com /moodle/moodle/commit/89b97390d0bedd2567d61723f76caa222026d5fb · web
  • github.com /moodle/moodle/commit/ff7bacf32bbe148a7ab6db3b5fa69e106e54d6a4 · web
  • github.com /moodle/moodle · package
  • web.archive.org /web/20160424224349/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035333 · web

Sources

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