CSRF in Moodle
CVE-2016-2157
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in mod/assign/adminmanageplugins.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.13, 2.8.x before 2.8.11, 2.9.x before 2.9.5, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that manage Assignment plugins.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Moodle — versions 2.7.0, 2.7.1, 2.7.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/1 (mailing-list)
- git.moodle.org/gw
- moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035333 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2157?
- CVE-2016-2157 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-05-22.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2157?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.