CVE-2015-3181
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.017 · 77 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
files/externallib.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 does not consider the moodle/user:manageownfiles capability before approving a private-file upload, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended file-management restrictions by using web services to perform uploads after this capability has been revoked.
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 (43)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-622h-cjgg-5mx6Moodle allows attackers to bypass file-management restrictions2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
files/externallib.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 does not consider the moodle/user:manageownfiles capability before approving a private-file upload, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended file-management restrictions by using web services to perform uploads after this capability has been revoked.
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references (15)
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- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-49994cnnvd
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/18/1cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032358cnnvd
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=313688cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74728cnnvd
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-49994enisa_euvd
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/18/1enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74728enisa_euvd
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