CVE-2016-2159
N/A
Published: May 22, 2016 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:43 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMoodle
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
The save_submission function in mod/assign/externallib.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 authenticated users to bypass intended due-date restrictions by leveraging the student role for a web-service request.
Affected
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-52901Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/1x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=330182Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284
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