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TI-2016-03161 Aliases CVE-2016-3733GHSA-gr8j-qm8r-rfgg

The "restore teacher" feature in Moodle 3.0 through 3.0.3, 2.9 through 2.9.5, 2.8 through…

Priority LOW 22CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

The "restore teacher" feature in Moodle 3.0 through 3.0.3, 2.9 through 2.9.5, 2.8 through 2.8.11, 2.7 through 2.7.13, and earlier allows remote authenticated users to overwrite the course idnumber.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01171 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed moodle/moodle (Packagist): 2.7.14, 2.8.12, 2.9.6 +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 to before 2.7.142.7.14Patch availableGHSA-gr8j-qm8r-rfgg
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)2.8 to before 2.8.122.8.12Patch availableGHSA-gr8j-qm8r-rfgg
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)2.9 to before 2.9.62.9.6Patch availableGHSA-gr8j-qm8r-rfgg
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)3.0 to before 3.0.43.0.4Patch availableGHSA-gr8j-qm8r-rfgg
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.7 to before 2.7.14 Fixed in 2.7.14 Patch available GHSA-gr8j-qm8r-rfgg
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.8 to before 2.8.12 Fixed in 2.8.12 Patch available GHSA-gr8j-qm8r-rfgg
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.9 to before 2.9.6 Fixed in 2.9.6 Patch available GHSA-gr8j-qm8r-rfgg
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.0 to before 3.0.4 Fixed in 3.0.4 Patch available GHSA-gr8j-qm8r-rfgg

CPE configurations NVD · 44

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.0 betaVulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.0 rc1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.0 rc2VulnerableMoodle
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:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 beta Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 rc2 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
Show 34 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.9VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.10VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.11VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.12VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.13VulnerableMoodle
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:2.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.7VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.8VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.9VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.10VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.11VulnerableMoodle
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:2.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 betaVulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 rc1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 rc2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 rc3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 rc4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableMoodle
  • 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:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.9 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.10 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.11 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.12 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.13 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:2.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.7 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.8 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.9 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.10 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.11 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • 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
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 beta Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 rc4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-gr8j-qm8r-rfgg moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.7.14 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-gr8j-qm8r-rfgg moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.8.12 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-gr8j-qm8r-rfgg moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.9.6 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-gr8j-qm8r-rfgg moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.0.4 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-2016-3733
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gr8j-qm8r-rfgg

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 4

  • 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 →

Sources

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