CVE-2015-3272 json
Moodle open redirect vulnerability
published 2016-02-22 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-2hw2-h3mf-c2j9 , EUVD-2022-1995
- cvss
- 7.4
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Open redirect vulnerability in the clean_param function in lib/moodlelib.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.9, 2.8.x before 2.8.7, and 2.9.x before 2.9.1 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via vectors involving an HTTP Referer header that has a substring match with a local URL.
Patch / fix
- packagist moodle/moodle 2.7.9, 2.8.7, 2.9.1
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-2015-3272 updated cvss 5.8
moodle: multiple flaws fixed in 2.9.1, 2.8.7, and 2.7.9
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot 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
1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | moodle/moodle | >=2.7.0, <2.7.9 >=2.8.0, <2.8.7 >=2.9.0, <2.9.1 |
2.7.9 2.8.7 2.9.1 |
References
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/5673aae914070fa93b861a39f6bb3eae2f79bbc2
web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/5c1f41f0583e9174ead1530f93dc4b260d8036d5
web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/9580c08e9e4e5e80606d46aea2014f83f863534f
web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/980bd08bdc01586bf8b5d407b049645ea6ff1174
web
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moodle.org
/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=316662
web, vendor-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/2
mailing-list, web
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git.moodle.org
/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-50688
web
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securitytracker.com
/id/1032877
vdb-entry
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3272
advisory
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github.com
/moodle/moodle
package
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web.archive.org
/web/20150924032214/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032877
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-3272
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-2hw2-h3mf-c2j9
- NVD CVE-2015-3272
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