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GHSA-2hw2-h3mf-c2j9 CVE-2015-3272

Moodle open redirect vulnerability

High Packagist
Severity
7.4 / 10
High · CVSS 3.0
Exploit chance (EPSS)
1.85%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 79.10% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
—
Not classified
Fix
2.7.9
Upgrade moodle/moodle to this version or later

Description

Open redirect vulnerability in the clean_param function in lib/moodlelib.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.9, 2.8.x before 2.8.7, and 2.9.x before 2.9.1 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via vectors involving an HTTP Referer header that has a substring match with a local URL.

Affected versions

Packagist

PackageVulnerableFixed in
moodle/moodle
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.9
2.7.9
moodle/moodle
>= 2.8.0, < 2.8.7
2.8.7
moodle/moodle
>= 2.9.0, < 2.9.1
2.9.1

How to fix

Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.

moodle/moodle Packagist → 2.7.9

composer
composer require moodle/moodle:^2.7.9

Severity breakdown

CVSS 3.0 7.4

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

References

Timeline

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  3. Latest EPSS score
AdvisorySeverityWhy it's related
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Moodle has a Remote Code Execution risk via file restore
High Also affects moodle/moodle
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Moodle Inserts Sensitive Information Into Sent Data
Medium Also affects moodle/moodle
GHSA-hcm6-q6pc-xfhm
Moodle has an authorization logic flaw
Critical Also affects moodle/moodle
GHSA-vwhw-vp9v-q9c9
Moodle vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Medium Also affects moodle/moodle
GHSA-5cx4-w4fh-fr57
Moodle Affected by Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
High Also affects moodle/moodle
GHSA-qv78-6gpp-hm68
Moodle Open Redirect vulnerability
Medium Also affects moodle/moodle
GHSA-qfh6-h7j6-fvjv
Moodle formula injection vulnerability
High Also affects moodle/moodle
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