Moodle 2.8.x before 2.8.6 does not consider the tool/monitor:subscribe capability before…
Priority LOW 20CWE-17Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Moodle 2.8.x before 2.8.6 does not consider the tool/monitor:subscribe capability before entering subscriptions to site-wide event-monitor rules, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via a subscription request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01473 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.0 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.1 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.2 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.3 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.4 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.5 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-3177
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m2f7-57gp-v34q
References
More Moodle vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2015-3177 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-3177 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m2f7-57gp-v34q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-3177 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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