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CVE-2015-5266
The enrol_meta_sync function in enrol/meta/locallib.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.10, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, and 2.9.x…
Medium6.8EPSS 1.6%
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- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
The enrol_meta_sync function in enrol/meta/locallib.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.10, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, and 2.9.x before 2.9.2 allows remote authenticated users to obtain manager privileges in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging incorrect role processing during a long-running sync script.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 25% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Packagistmoodle/moodleGHSA-454r-4cjv-vc9h (opens in a new tab)
References (4)
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-50744 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=320290 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150921 Moodle security release (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 1033619 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-454r-4cjv-vc9h (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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