7.3high
CVE-2016-7038
Moodle Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
Also known as GHSA-2phx-w35g-x9vm
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.0%
percentile 62%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, web service tokens are not invalidated when the user password is changed or forced to be changed.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.97% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | moodle/moodle | >=2.7, <2.7.16 >=2.9, <2.9.8 >=3.0, <3.0.6 >=3.1, <3.1.2 | 2.7.16 2.9.8 3.0.6 3.1.2 |
Affected products
- n/a Moodle 2.x and 3.x
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
References
- moodle.org /mod/forum/discuss.php?d=339631 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/93174 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7038 · advisory
- github.com /moodle/moodle · package
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-7038
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-2phx-w35g-x9vm
- NVD: CVE-2016-7038
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