CVE-2016-8642 (Medium) detected in moodle/moodle-v2.6.2

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CVE-2016-8642 - Medium 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

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, the question engine allows access to files that should not be available.

Publish Date: 2017-01-20

URL: CVE-2016-8642

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-8642

Release Date: 2017-01-20

Fix Resolution: v2.7.17,v2.9.9,v3.0.7,v3.1.3

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by WhiteSource because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the WhiteSource inventory.

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