CVE-2015-2268: Medium severity moodle vulnerability

Published Jun 1, 2015
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Updated

filter/urltolink/filter.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.9, 2.7.x before 2.7.6, and 2.8.x before 2.8.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or partial outage) via a crafted string that is matched against an improper regular expression.

Affected Software

32 affected componentsFixes available
composer/moodle/moodle>=2.8.0<2.8.4
2.8.4
composer/moodle/moodle>=2.7.0<2.7.6
2.7.6
composer/moodle/moodle<2.6.9
2.6.9
Moodle moodle<=2.5.9
Moodle moodle=2.5.0
Moodle moodle=2.5.1
Moodle moodle=2.5.2
Moodle moodle=2.5.3
Moodle moodle=2.5.4
Moodle moodle=2.5.5
Moodle moodle=2.5.6
Moodle moodle=2.5.7
Moodle moodle=2.5.8
Moodle moodle=2.6.0
Moodle moodle=2.6.1
Moodle moodle=2.6.2
Moodle moodle=2.6.3
Moodle moodle=2.6.4
Moodle moodle=2.6.5
Moodle moodle=2.6.6
Moodle moodle=2.6.7
Moodle moodle=2.6.8
Moodle moodle=2.7.0
Moodle moodle=2.7.1
Moodle moodle=2.7.2
Moodle moodle=2.7.3
Moodle moodle=2.7.4
Moodle moodle=2.7.5
Moodle moodle=2.8.0
Moodle moodle=2.8.1
Moodle moodle=2.8.2
Moodle moodle=2.8.3

Event History

Jun 1, 2015
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Description
May 13, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·01:12 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2268?

CVE-2015-2268 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to its potential for significant CPU consumption and service disruption.

2

How do I fix CVE-2015-2268?

To fix CVE-2015-2268, upgrade to Moodle version 2.8.4, 2.7.6, or 2.6.9 or later.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2015-2268?

CVE-2015-2268 affects Moodle versions 2.5.0 to 2.8.3, specifically through version 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.9, 2.7.x before 2.7.6, and 2.8.x before 2.8.4.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2015-2268?

CVE-2015-2268 is a remote denial of service vulnerability related to improper regular expression matching.

5

Can CVE-2015-2268 be exploited by unauthenticated users?

No, CVE-2015-2268 can only be exploited by authenticated users.

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