{"id":"CVE-2016-9186","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-9186","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:46:18.783Z","title":"Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the \"legacy course files\" and \"file manager\" modules in Moodle 3.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, and then accessing it via…","description":"Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the \"legacy course files\" and \"file manager\" modules in Moodle 3.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, and then accessing it via unspecified vectors.","published":"2016-11-04T10:59:06.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:55:39.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-434"],"affected":["moodle/moodle"],"epss":{"score":0.03822,"percentile":0.90011,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94190","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139466/Moodle-CMS-3.1.2-Cross-Site-Scripting-File-Upload.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94190","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139466/Moodle-CMS-3.1.2-Cross-Site-Scripting-File-Upload.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9186","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}