CVE-2015-2271
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.017 · 77 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
tag/user.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.9, 2.7.x before 2.7.6, and 2.8.x before 2.8.4 does not consider the moodle/tag:flag capability before proceeding with a flaginappropriate action, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via the "Flag as inappropriate" feature.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.4–4
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affected products (37)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-v3wp-35g3-m9mmMoodle does not consider the moodle/tag:flag capability2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
tag/user.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.9, 2.7.x before 2.7.6, and 2.8.x before 2.8.4 does not consider the moodle/tag:flag capability before proceeding with a flaginappropriate action, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via the "Flag as inappropriate" feature.
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references (9)
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- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-49084cnnvd
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/16/1cnnvd
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=307385cnnvd
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-49084enisa_euvd
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/16/1enisa_euvd
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=307385enisa_euvd
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-49084nvd
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/16/1nvd
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