CVE-2016-2159 - Improper Access Control

Severity

40%

Complexity

80%

Confidentiality

48%

The save_submission function in mod/assign/externallib.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.13, 2.8.x before 2.8.11, 2.9.x before 2.9.5, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended due-date restrictions by leveraging the student role for a web-service request.

The save_submission function in mod/assign/externallib.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.13, 2.8.x before 2.8.11, 2.9.x before 2.9.5, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended due-date restrictions by leveraging the student role for a web-service request.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.3. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N).

Overview

First reported 8 years ago

2016-05-22 20:59:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-09-07 01:29:00

Affected Software

Moodle

Moodle 2.7

2.7

Moodle 2.7.1

2.7.1

Moodle 2.7.2

2.7.2

Moodle Moodle 2.7.3

2.7.3

Moodle Moodle 2.7.4

2.7.4

Moodle Moodle 2.7.5

2.7.5

Moodle Moodle 2.7.6

2.7.6

Moodle Moodle 2.7.7

2.7.7

Moodle 2.7.8

2.7.8

Moodle 2.7.9

2.7.9

Moodle 2.7.10

2.7.10

Moodle 2.7.11

2.7.11

Moodle 2.7.12

2.7.12

Moodle Moodle 2.8

2.8

Moodle Moodle 2.8.1

2.8.1

Moodle Moodle 2.8.2

2.8.2

Moodle Moodle 2.8.3

2.8.3

Moodle Moodle 2.8.4

2.8.4

Moodle Moodle 2.8.5

2.8.5

Moodle 2.8.6

2.8.6

Moodle 2.8.7

2.8.7

Moodle 2.8.8

2.8.8

Moodle 2.8.9

2.8.9

Moodle 2.8.10

2.8.10

Moodle 2.9

2.9

Moodle 2.9.1

2.9.1

Moodle 2.9.2

2.9.2

Moodle 2.9.3

2.9.3

Moodle 2.9.4

2.9.4

Moodle 3.0

3.0

Moodle 3.0.1

3.0.1

Moodle 3.0.2

3.0.2

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