CVE-2015-3179

Severity: low (CVSS 3.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-06-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

login/confirm.php in Moodle 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 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended login restrictions by leveraging access to an unconfirmed suspended account.

Affected products

Moodle: through 2.5.9; 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.5.5 (+28)

References

http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-50090
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/18/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74725
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032358
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=313686
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-50090
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/18/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74725
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032358
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=313686

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