CVE-2015-5332: High severity moodle vulnerability
Published Feb 22, 2016
·Updated
Atto in Moodle 2.8.x before 2.8.9 and 2.9.x before 2.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by leveraging the guest role and entering drafts with the editor-autosave feature.
Affected Software
12 affected components
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=2.8.7
Moodle moodle=2.8.8
Moodle moodle=2.9.0
Moodle moodle=2.9.1
Moodle moodle=2.9.2
Event History
Feb 22, 2016
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2015-5332?
CVE-2015-5332 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service by exhausting disk space.
2
How do I fix CVE-2015-5332?
To fix CVE-2015-5332, upgrade Moodle to version 2.8.9 or 2.9.3 or later.
3
Which versions of Moodle are affected by CVE-2015-5332?
CVE-2015-5332 affects Moodle versions from 2.8.0 to 2.8.8 and 2.9.0 to 2.9.2.
4
What type of attack is associated with CVE-2015-5332?
CVE-2015-5332 allows remote attackers to exploit the guest role to cause a denial of service by consuming disk space.
5
Is CVE-2015-5332 a local or remote vulnerability?
CVE-2015-5332 is a remote vulnerability that can be exploited by attackers leveraging the guest user role.