CVE-2015-2270: Medium severity moodle vulnerability

Published Jun 1, 2015
·
Updated

lib/moodlelib.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, when the theme uses the blocks-regions feature, establishes the course state at an incorrect point in the login-validation process, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive course information via unspecified vectors.

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-2015-2270?

CVE-2015-2270 is considered to have a medium severity level due to the potential exposure of sensitive course information.

2

How do I fix CVE-2015-2270?

To fix CVE-2015-2270, upgrade to Moodle version 2.8.4, 2.7.6, or 2.6.9 or later.

3

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2270?

CVE-2015-2270 affects Moodle versions up to 2.5.9, all versions prior to 2.6.9, all versions prior to 2.7.6, and all versions prior to 2.8.4.

4

Who can exploit CVE-2015-2270?

CVE-2015-2270 can be exploited by remote attackers to gain access to sensitive course information.

5

What components are involved in CVE-2015-2270?

CVE-2015-2270 involves the lib/moodlelib.php file and the blocks-regions feature of Moodle.

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