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Vulnerability details: VCID-eaqp-7abt-6kg9
Vulnerability ID VCID-eaqp-7abt-6kg9
Aliases CVE-2016-2159
Summary Improper Access Control The `save_submission` function in `mod/assign/externallib.php` in Moodle allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended due-date restrictions by leveraging the student role for a web-service request.
Status Published
Exploitability None
Weighted Severity None
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-284 Improper Access Control
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
There are no known severity scores.
Reference id Reference type URL
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=330182
CVE-2016-2159 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2159
No exploits are available.
There are no known vectors.

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Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-02T04:36:34.784754+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/packagist/moodle/moodle/CVE-2016-2159.yml 38.6.0