CSRF in Moodle

CVE-2016-3734

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in markposts.php in Moodle 3.0 through 3.0.3, 2.9 through 2.9.5, 2.8 through 2.8.11, 2.7 through 2.7.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests…

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.001 (26.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3734?
CVE-2016-3734 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-04-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-3734?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.