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TI-2010-01560 Aliases CVE-2010-1616GHSA-966m-m549-2878

Moodle 1.8.x and 1.9.x before 1.9.8 can create new roles when restoring a course, which…

Priority LOW 21CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

Moodle 1.8.x and 1.9.x before 1.9.8 can create new roles when restoring a course, which allows teachers to create new accounts even if they do not have the moodle/user:create capability.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01173 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed moodle/moodle (Packagist): 1.8.12, 1.9.8

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)1.8.0 to before 1.8.121.8.12Patch availableGHSA-966m-m549-2878
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)1.9.0 to before 1.9.81.9.8Patch availableGHSA-966m-m549-2878
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 1.8.0 to before 1.8.12 Fixed in 1.8.12 Patch available GHSA-966m-m549-2878
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 1.9.0 to before 1.9.8 Fixed in 1.9.8 Patch available GHSA-966m-m549-2878

CPE configurations NVD · 18

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.6VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.7VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.8VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.9VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.10VulnerableMoodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.7 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.8 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.9 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.10 Vulnerable ·Moodle
Show 8 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.11VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.6VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.7VulnerableMoodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.11 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.7 Vulnerable ·Moodle

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-966m-m549-2878 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 1.8.12 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-966m-m549-2878 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 1.9.8 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-1616
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-966m-m549-2878

References

Advisory 2

Other 10

  • TI-2024-22468 moodle: unsafe direct use of $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] in admin/tool/mfa/index.php CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-14741 In Moodle, an SQL injection risk was identified in the library fetching a user's recent courses. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-29071 Moodle: remote code execution via calculated question types CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-06653 Moodle 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-00259 SQL injection in moodle CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-16116 Path traversal in Moodle CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
See all 636 →

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