What is CVE-2015-5264?

CVE-2015-5264 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-02-22.

How severe is CVE-2015-5264?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Moodle

CVE-2015-5264

The lesson module in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.10, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, and 2.9.x before 2.9.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and enter additional answer attempts by leveraging the student role.

EPSS: 0.014 (69.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Moodle — versions 2.7.0, 2.7.1, 2.7.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-5264?: CVE-2015-5264 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-02-22.
How severe is CVE-2015-5264?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.