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CVE-2015-3272: Moodle open redirect vulnerability

May 13, 2022 (updated January 26, 2024)

Open redirect vulnerability in the clean_param function in lib/moodlelib.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.9, 2.8.x before 2.8.7, and 2.9.x before 2.9.1 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via vectors involving an HTTP Referer header that has a substring match with a local URL.

References

  • git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-50688
  • openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/2
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-2hw2-h3mf-c2j9
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/5673aae914070fa93b861a39f6bb3eae2f79bbc2
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/5c1f41f0583e9174ead1530f93dc4b260d8036d5
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/9580c08e9e4e5e80606d46aea2014f83f863534f
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/980bd08bdc01586bf8b5d407b049645ea6ff1174
  • moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=316662
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3272
  • web.archive.org/web/20150924032214/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032877

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.7.0 before 2.7.9, all versions starting from 2.8.0 before 2.8.7, all versions starting from 2.9.0 before 2.9.1

Fixed versions

  • 2.7.9
  • 2.8.7
  • 2.9.1

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.7.9, 2.8.7, 2.9.1 or above.

Impact 7.4 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Source file

packagist/moodle/moodle/CVE-2015-3272.yml

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