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CVE-2015-2272: Moodle allows attackers to bypass a forced-password-change requirement

May 13, 2022 (updated January 25, 2024)

login/token.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 allows remote authenticated users to bypass a forced-password-change requirement by creating a web-services token.

References

  • git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-48691
  • www.securityfocus.com/bid/73166
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-5659-g9p4-354f
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/0899c0adc036e34e0c37ea1a8d3551610cdb4233
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/6e284d55b234287169f21e6ef8a9a237d6eedfe4
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/b0abcbda170b57649e0ed39ac5aca91dbc30337f
  • moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=307386
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2272
  • web.archive.org/web/20200227182455/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73166

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.6.9, all versions starting from 2.7.0 before 2.7.6, all versions starting from 2.8.0 before 2.8.4

Fixed versions

  • 2.6.9
  • 2.7.6
  • 2.8.4

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.6.9, 2.7.6, 2.8.4 or above.

Impact 4 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-264

Source file

packagist/moodle/moodle/CVE-2015-2272.yml

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