CVE-2016-2157 (High) detected in moodle/moodle-v2.6.2

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CVE-2016-2157 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - moodle/moodle-v2.6.2

Moodle - the world's open source learning platform

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **moodle/moodle-v2.6.2** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 27e1f740a162e55490d9ca929f243afbaa92476c

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in mod/assign/adminmanageplugins.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.13, 2.8.x before 2.8.11, 2.9.x before 2.9.5, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that manage Assignment plugins.

Publish Date: 2016-05-22

URL: CVE-2016-2157

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.8)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2157

Release Date: 2016-05-22

Fix Resolution: 2.7.13,2.8.11,2.9.5,3.0.3

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