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CVE-2016-8642 Details

Description

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, the question engine allows access to files that should not be available.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=343275 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94441 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=343275 [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94441 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-284Improper Access Control[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
moodle moodle
<= 2.7.16
2.8.0
2.8.1
2.8.2
2.8.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-8642
NVD Published Date:
Jan 20, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-8642 Details - Not Deferred