Information disclosure in Moodle

CVE-2016-5012

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Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.011 (62.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Moodle — versions 3.1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5012?: CVE-2016-5012 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-01-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-5012?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.