CVE-2015-5332
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-5332 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-02-22 05:59:12 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | Atto in Moodle 2.8.x before 2.8.9 and 2.9.x before 2.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by leveraging the guest role and entering drafts with the editor-autosave feature. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.8 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.8 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
ChangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.8.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.8.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.8.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.9.2 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moodle.org: MSA-15-0038: DDoS possibility in Atto | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | moodle.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Official Moodle git projects - moodle.git/search | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.moodle.org | |
| 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.