MGASA-2016-0029

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    MGASA-2016-0029

    Published: 20 Jan 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated moodle packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: In Moodle before 2.8.10, web services core_enrol_get_course_enrolment_methods and enrol_self_get_instance_info did not check user permission to access hidden courses (CVE-2016-0724). In Moodle before 2.8.10, search string in course management interface was not escaped when being output creating potential for XSS attack (CVE-2016-0725).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0029.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17537, https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=326205, https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=326206, https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.8.10_release_notes, https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=325820

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: moodle

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/moodle?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.8.10-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    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
    MGASA-2016-0029 | CVE-DB