CVE-2015-3272: High severity moodle vulnerability

Published Feb 22, 2016
·
Updated

Open redirect vulnerability in the cleanparam 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 Software

31 affected componentsFixes available
composer/moodle/moodle>=2.9.0<2.9.1
2.9.1
composer/moodle/moodle>=2.8.0<2.8.7
2.8.7
composer/moodle/moodle>=2.7.0<2.7.9
2.7.9
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=2.6.9
Moodle moodle=2.6.10
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=2.7.6
Moodle moodle=2.7.7
Moodle moodle=2.7.8
Moodle moodle=2.8.0
Moodle moodle=2.8.1
Moodle moodle=2.8.2
Moodle moodle=2.8.3
Moodle moodle=2.8.4
Moodle moodle=2.8.5
Moodle moodle=2.8.6
Moodle moodle=2.9.0

Event History

Feb 22, 2016
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Description
May 13, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·01:12 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3272?

CVE-2015-3272 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for facilitating phishing attacks.

2

How do I fix CVE-2015-3272?

To mitigate CVE-2015-3272, upgrade Moodle to version 2.7.9, 2.8.7, or 2.9.1 or later.

3

What versions of Moodle are affected by CVE-2015-3272?

Moodle versions from 2.6.0 to 2.9.0 are affected by CVE-2015-3272.

4

What kind of attacks can CVE-2015-3272 allow?

CVE-2015-3272 allows attackers to perform open redirects, potentially leading to phishing attacks.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2015-3272?

You can find more information about CVE-2015-3272 in security bulletins related to Moodle and its vulnerabilities.

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