CVE-2016-2158

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    CVE-2016-2158

    Published: 22 May 2016Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: lib/ajax/getnavbranch.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, when the forcelogin feature is enabled, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive category-detail information from the navigation branch by leveraging the guest role for an Ajax request.

    References: http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-52774, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/1, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035333, https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=330180

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.7.0
    2.7.1
    2.7.10
    2.7.11
    2.7.12
    2.7.2
    2.7.3
    2.7.4
    2.7.5
    2.7.6
    2.7.7
    2.7.8
    2.7.9

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High