CVE-2015-3181
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-3181 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2015-06-01 19:59:23 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | files/externallib.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.8, and 2.8.x before 2.8.6 does not consider the moodle/user:manageownfiles capability before approving a private-file upload, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended file-management restrictions by using web services to perform uploads after this capability has been revoked. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.7.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.7.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.7.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.7.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.7.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.8.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.8.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.8.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moodle Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Bypass Security Restrictions - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Moodle CVE-2015-3181 Security Bypass Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| oss-security - Moodle security advisories [vs] | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | |
| Official Moodle git projects - moodle.git/search | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.moodle.org | |
| Moodle.org: MSA-15-0025: Capability to manage own files is not respected in Web Services | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | moodle.org | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.