CVE-2015-5266
The enrol_meta_sync function in enrol/meta/locallib.php 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 obtain manager privileges in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.57%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The enrol_meta_sync function in enrol/meta/locallib.php 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 obtain manager privileges in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging incorrect role processing during a long-running sync script.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.57% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- moodle/moodle
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-50744
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/21/1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033619
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=320290Vendor Advisory
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-50744
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/21/1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033619
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=320290Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.