CVE-2015-5266 Moodle allows attackers to obtain manager privileges

What is CVE-2015-5266?

CVE-2015-5266 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 22 Feb 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5266?

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

Products include Moodle Moodle.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5266?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 2.7.10, 2.8.8 or 2.9.2.

Is CVE-2015-5266 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5266 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-454r-4cjv-vc9h.