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CVE-2016-9187

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9187 describes an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Moodle 3.1.2's "image" module, specifically within its double extension support. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading malicious files with executable extensions. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability presents a significant risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0397 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 17,805 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, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-58fm-v4pr-jh8phigh

Moodle Unrestricted file upload vulnerability

May 17, 2022

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/139466/Moodle-CMS-3.1.2-Cross-Site-Scripting-File-Upload.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/94191
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry