CVE-2015-5342: Medium severity moodle vulnerability

Published Feb 22, 2016
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Updated

The choice module in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.11, 2.8.x before 2.8.9, and 2.9.x before 2.9.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by visiting a URL to add or delete responses in the closed state.

Affected Software

27 affected componentsFixes available
composer/moodle/moodle>=2.9.0<2.9.3
2.9.3
composer/moodle/moodle>=2.8.0<2.8.9
2.8.9
composer/moodle/moodle<2.7.11
2.7.11
Moodle moodle<=2.6.11
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=2.7.9
Moodle moodle=2.7.10
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
May 13, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·01:12 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5342?

CVE-2015-5342 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2015-5342?

To fix CVE-2015-5342, update your Moodle installation to versions 2.7.11, 2.8.9, or 2.9.3 and above.

3

What types of access restrictions are bypassed by CVE-2015-5342?

CVE-2015-5342 allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions to add or delete responses in the closed state.

4

Which versions of Moodle are affected by CVE-2015-5342?

CVE-2015-5342 affects Moodle versions through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.11, 2.8.x before 2.8.9, and 2.9.x before 2.9.3.

5

What module in Moodle is vulnerable to CVE-2015-5342?

The choice module in Moodle is vulnerable to CVE-2015-5342.

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