In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, the question engine allows access to files that should not be available
Published Jan 20, 2017
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.20%
Description
In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, the question engine allows access to files that should not be available.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Moodle 2.x and 3.x Defaultn/a
- Version Moodle 2.x and 3.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Moodle 2.x and 3.x | n/a |
|
- ≤ 2.7.16
- 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
- 2.9.7
- 2.9.8
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 1.20% (0.01196) | 66.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.20% (0.01196) | 63.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 45.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00074) | 34.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00074) | 32.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00074) | 30.11th | 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) |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94441 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8 Advisory
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/cf0b9432d81ba9d5763e4894f82c95ca9fbf548f
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=343275 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8642
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210123193602/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94441
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94441 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/cf0b9432d81ba9d5763e4894f82c95ca9fbf548f | ||
| https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=343275 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8642 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20210123193602/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94441 |
Change history (0)
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