What is CVE-2016-5013?

CVE-2016-5013 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-01-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-5013?

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

Vulnerability in Moodle

CVE-2016-5013

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, text injection can occur in email headers, potentially leading to outbound spam.

EPSS: 0.008 (53.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Moodle — versions 2.8.0, 2.8.1, 2.8.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5013?: CVE-2016-5013 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-01-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-5013?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.