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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8
Aliases CVE-2016-8642
Summary Moodle Unauthenticated Access In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, the question engine allows access to files that should not be available.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 4.8
Risk 2.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-284 Improper Access Control
System Score Found at
cvssv3 5.3 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8/GHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8.json
generic_textual MODERATE
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/moodle/moodle
https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/cf0b9432d81ba9d5763e4894f82c95ca9fbf548f
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=343275
https://web.archive.org/web/20210123193602/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94441
CVE-2016-8642 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8642
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8/GHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

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There are no SSVC decisions available.