MEDIUM
In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, text injection can occur in email headers, potentially leading to outbound spam
Published Jan 20, 2017
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.05%
Description
In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, text injection can occur in email headers, potentially leading to outbound spam.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.7.14
- 2.8.0
- 2.8.1
- 2.8.2
- 2.8.3
- 2.8.4
- 2.8.5
- 2.8.6
- 2.8.7
- 2.8.8
- 2.8.9
- 2.8.10
- 2.8.11
- 2.8.12
- 2.9.0
- 2.9.1
- 2.9.2
- 2.9.3
- 2.9.4
- 2.9.5
- 2.9.6
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.1.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.4 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
5.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.05% 0.01054
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01054
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.05% (0.01054) | 63.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.86% (0.00861) | 53.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 53.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00076) | 34.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00076) | 32.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00076) | 30.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92040 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2hh3-jmv8-5fmx Advisory
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/ed63718caa48803843a14140d8a27f04aba9c8c4
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=336698 x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5013
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210123154543/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92040
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92040 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2hh3-jmv8-5fmx | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/ed63718caa48803843a14140d8a27f04aba9c8c4 | ||
| https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=336698 | x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5013 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20210123154543/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92040 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 20, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 24, 2016
Link CVE-2016-5013
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-2HH3-JMV8-5FMX Updated n/a