CVE-2015-2271 Moodle does not consider the moodle/tag:flag capability

What is CVE-2015-2271?

CVE-2015-2271 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 1 Jun 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

tag/user.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.9, 2.7.x before 2.7.6, and 2.8.x before 2.8.4 does not consider the moodle/tag:flag capability before proceeding with a flaginappropriate action, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via the "Flag as inappropriate" feature.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2271?

6 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle. It affects 1 product.

Products include Moodle Moodle.

How do I fix CVE-2015-2271?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 2.6.9, 2.7.6 or 2.8.4.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2015-2271 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2271 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Moodle Moodle

• CVE-2006-4935 File upload in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2006-4936 Moodle does not properly validate module instance id Critical 10.0
• CVE-2004-2233 Unknown "front page vulnerability with Moodle servers" for Moodle before 1.3.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors. Critical 10.0
• CVE-2004-2235 Cross-site scripting in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2004-2236 Other in n/a Critical 10.0

All Moodle Moodle vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-v3wp-35g3-m9mm.