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CVE-2016-8642
In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, the question engine allows access to files that should not be available.
Medium5.3EPSS 1.2%
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- redhat
Description
In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, the question engine allows access to files that should not be available.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 32% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Weakness
- unspecified
- CWE-284 (opens in a new tab)
Affected products
Moodle 2.x and 3.x
- affected Moodle 2.x and 3.x
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Packagistmoodle/moodleGHSA-x32v-7qw8-cpq8 (opens in a new tab)
References (2)
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=343275 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 94441 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_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-x32v-7qw8-cpq8 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .