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low 3.5

CVE-2015-3179 json

Moodle allows attackers to bypass intended login restrictions

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-4ppg-2mx6-fqx9 , EUVD-2022-2418

cvss
3.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

login/confirm.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.8, and 2.8.x before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended login restrictions by leveraging access to an unconfirmed suspended account.

Patch / fix

  • packagist moodle/moodle 2.6.11, 2.7.8, 2.8.6

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-3179 updated cvss 5.8

moodle: several flaws fixed in 2.9, 2.8.6, 2.7.8, 2.6.11

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 3.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist moodle/moodle
<2.6.11
>=2.7.0, <2.7.8
>=2.8.0, <2.8.6
2.6.11
2.7.8
2.8.6

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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