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CVE-2015-5266

Published: Feb 22, 2016 | Modified: May 06, 2026
CVSS 3.x
6.8
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.9 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5266
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
MoodleMoodle*2.6.11 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.7.0 (including)2.7.0 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.7.1 (including)2.7.1 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.7.2 (including)2.7.2 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.7.3 (including)2.7.3 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.7.4 (including)2.7.4 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.7.5 (including)2.7.5 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.7.6 (including)2.7.6 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.7.7 (including)2.7.7 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.7.8 (including)2.7.8 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.7.9 (including)2.7.9 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.8.0 (including)2.8.0 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.8.1 (including)2.8.1 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.8.2 (including)2.8.2 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.8.3 (including)2.8.3 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.8.4 (including)2.8.4 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.8.5 (including)2.8.5 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.8.6 (including)2.8.6 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.8.7 (including)2.8.7 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.9.0 (including)2.9.0 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.9.1 (including)2.9.1 (including)
MoodleUbuntuartful*
MoodleUbuntuprecise*
MoodleUbuntutrusty*
MoodleUbuntuupstream*
MoodleUbuntuvivid*
MoodleUbuntuwily*
MoodleUbuntuyakkety*
MoodleUbuntuzesty*

References

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