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TI-2016-07104 Aliases CVE-2016-8642GHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, the question engine allows access to files that should not be available.

Priority LOW 26CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, the question engine allows access to files that should not be available.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01196 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed moodle/moodle (Packagist): 3.1.3, 3.0.7, 2.9.9 +1

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Moodle 2.x and 3.xMoodle 2.x and 3.x—No fix listedCNA
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)3.1.0 to before 3.1.33.1.3Patch availableGHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)3.0.0 to before 3.0.73.0.7Patch availableGHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)2.9.0 to before 2.9.92.9.9Patch availableGHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)2.8.0 – 2.8.12—No fix listedGHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)2.7.0 to before 2.7.172.7.17Patch availableGHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8
  • Moodle 2.x and 3.x Vendor— Affected Moodle 2.x and 3.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.1.0 to before 3.1.3 Fixed in 3.1.3 Patch available GHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.0.7 Fixed in 3.0.7 Patch available GHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.9.0 to before 2.9.9 Fixed in 2.9.9 Patch available GHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.8.0 – 2.8.12 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.7.0 to before 2.7.17 Fixed in 2.7.17 Patch available GHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8

CPE configurations NVD · 33

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.7.16VulnerableMoodle
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.7.16 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
Show 23 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:2.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.12VulnerableMoodle
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:2.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.6VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.7VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.8VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerableMoodle
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:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.6VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableMoodle
  • 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:2.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.12 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:2.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.7 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.8 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.1.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.0.7 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.9.9 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.7.17 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-2016-8642
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

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
See all 636 →

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