4.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-3181
Moodle Authenticated Web Services File Upload Bypass Vulnerability
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to bypass intended file-management restrictions by using web services to perform uploads after this capability has been revoked.

INFO

Published Date :

June 1, 2015, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 1, 2020, 2:54 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-3181 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Moodle moodle
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-3181.

URL Resource
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-49994
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/18/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74728
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032358
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=313688 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-3181 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032358 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74728 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 02, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=313688 No Types Assigned https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=313688 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 02, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-3181 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-3181 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.14 }} 0.00%

score

0.48594

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability