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TI-2015-04485 Aliases CVE-2015-5331GHSA-m7cc-6vhg-39wr

Moodle 2.9.x before 2.9.3 does not properly check the contact list before authorizing…

Priority LOW 23CWE-254Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

Moodle 2.9.x before 2.9.3 does not properly check the contact list before authorizing message transmission, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct spam attacks via the messaging API.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01278 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed moodle/moodle (Packagist): 2.9.3

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)2.9.0 to before 2.9.32.9.3Patch availableGHSA-m7cc-6vhg-39wr
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.9.0 to before 2.9.3 Fixed in 2.9.3 Patch available GHSA-m7cc-6vhg-39wr

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.2VulnerableMoodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-m7cc-6vhg-39wr moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.9.3 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5331
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m7cc-6vhg-39wr

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • 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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Sources

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