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CVE-2015-5269
Published:February 22, 2016
Updated:May 17, 2026
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in group/overview.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 inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a modified grouping description.
Affected Packages
moodle/moodle (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=v2.8.0 <v2.8.8
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.8.8
moodle/moodle (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=v2.9.0 <v2.9.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.9.2
Related Resources (11)
https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/45f3b5302d645ba13ca8b68b0106a638ebd21980
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033619
https://web.archive.org/web/20160323063809/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033619
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-50709
https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/ae6b18a9343083c1ab62d6eb535a7112bd7a3a50
https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/a44fed5c804b52e82c334c37dcc1c12b77f97af8
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5269
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/21/1
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=320293
https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/fa5a3cdedcd92bd96881fa89a6ff5efd80bd3512
https://github.com/moodle/moodle
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
5.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
LOW
Subsequent System Integrity
LOW
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-79
EPSS
Base Score:
0.19