CVE-2016-2157

8.8 HIGH
Published: May 22, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in mod/assign/adminmanageplugins.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.13, 2.8.x before 2.8.11, 2.9.x before 2.9.5, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that manage Assignment plugins.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-53031
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035333
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=330179
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-53031
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035333
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=330179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
26th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-352

Affected Vendors

moodle

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