CVE-2016-8643 Missing authorization in Moodle 2.x and 3.x
Non-admin site managers can improperly edit administrator accounts via web services, leading to privilege escalation and unauthorized data modification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8643?
CVE-2016-8643 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 20 Jan 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, non-admin site managers may accidentally edit admins via web services.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8643?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8643?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8643 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2016-8643 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8643 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Moodle Moodle
- CVE-2006-4935 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2006-4936 Moodle does not properly validate module instance id
- CVE-2004-2233 Unknown "front page vulnerability with Moodle servers" for Moodle before 1.3.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVE-2004-2235 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2004-2236 Other in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-69xm-pcg8-8qxm, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8643.