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TI-2015-02893 Aliases CVE-2015-3272GHSA-2hw2-h3mf-c2j9

Open redirect vulnerability in the clean_param function in lib/moodlelib.php in Moodle…

Priority LOW 36Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Open redirect vulnerability in the clean_param 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01849 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed moodle/moodle (Packagist): 2.7.9, 2.8.7, 2.9.1

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)2.7.0 to before 2.7.92.7.9Patch availableGHSA-2hw2-h3mf-c2j9
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)2.8.0 to before 2.8.72.8.7Patch availableGHSA-2hw2-h3mf-c2j9
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)2.9.0 to before 2.9.12.9.1Patch availableGHSA-2hw2-h3mf-c2j9
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.7.0 to before 2.7.9 Fixed in 2.7.9 Patch available GHSA-2hw2-h3mf-c2j9
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.8.0 to before 2.8.7 Fixed in 2.8.7 Patch available GHSA-2hw2-h3mf-c2j9
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.9.0 to before 2.9.1 Fixed in 2.9.1 Patch available GHSA-2hw2-h3mf-c2j9

CPE configurations NVD · 28

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.6VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.7VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.8VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.9VulnerableMoodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.7 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.8 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.9 Vulnerable ·Moodle
Show 18 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.10VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.6VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.7VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.8VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.6VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.0VulnerableMoodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.10 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.7 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.8 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
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-2hw2-h3mf-c2j9 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.7.9 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-2hw2-h3mf-c2j9 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.8.7 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-2hw2-h3mf-c2j9 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.9.1 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-2015-3272
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2hw2-h3mf-c2j9

References

Advisory 2

Other 8

  • 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
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