CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-5013

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Published: Jan 20, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.4
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, text injection can occur in email headers, potentially leading to outbound spam.

Weakness

The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
MoodleMoodle*2.7.14 (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)
MoodleMoodle2.8.8 (including)2.8.8 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.8.9 (including)2.8.9 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.8.10 (including)2.8.10 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.8.11 (including)2.8.11 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.8.12 (including)2.8.12 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.9.0 (including)2.9.0 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.9.1 (including)2.9.1 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.9.2 (including)2.9.2 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.9.3 (including)2.9.3 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.9.4 (including)2.9.4 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.9.5 (including)2.9.5 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.9.6 (including)2.9.6 (including)
MoodleMoodle3.0.0 (including)3.0.0 (including)
MoodleMoodle3.0.1 (including)3.0.1 (including)
MoodleMoodle3.0.2 (including)3.0.2 (including)
MoodleMoodle3.0.3 (including)3.0.3 (including)
MoodleMoodle3.0.4 (including)3.0.4 (including)
MoodleMoodle3.1.0 (including)3.1.0 (including)
MoodleUbuntubionic*
MoodleUbuntucosmic*
MoodleUbuntudisco*
MoodleUbuntueoan*
MoodleUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
MoodleUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
MoodleUbuntuprecise*
MoodleUbuntutrusty*
MoodleUbuntuupstream*
MoodleUbuntuwily*
MoodleUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References