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CVE-2015-3181

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-3181 is a vulnerability in Moodle versions 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, allowing authenticated users to bypass file management restrictions. Specifically, the files/externallib.php component fails to properly check the moodle/user:manageownfiles capability, enabling users to upload private files via web services even after this capability has been revoked. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring authentication, and resulting in a partial integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely targeted.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.5.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
8.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0171 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 21,974 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.6.11
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.7.8
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.8.6

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-622h-cjgg-5mx6medium

Moodle allows attackers to bypass file-management restrictions

May 13, 2022

References

git.moodle.org / gw
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/05/18/1
moodle.org / mod/forum/discuss.php
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/74728
securitytracker.com / id/1032358