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CVE-2016-7038· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, web service tokens are not invalidated when the user password is changed or forced to be changed.

HighCVSS 7.3 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jan 20, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.0% · 60th percentile
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Action score

29

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
29 / 40 · 7.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.0%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
moodlemoodle

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • moodle moodleup to 2.7.15 inclusive
  • moodle moodle2.8.0
  • moodle moodle2.8.1
  • moodle moodle2.8.10
  • moodle moodle2.8.11
  • moodle moodle2.8.12
  • moodle moodle2.8.2
  • moodle moodle2.8.3
  • moodle moodle2.8.4
  • moodle moodle2.8.5
  • moodle moodle2.8.6
  • moodle moodle2.8.7
  • moodle moodle2.8.8
  • moodle moodle2.8.9
  • moodle moodle2.9.0
  • moodle moodle2.9.1
  • moodle moodle2.9.2
  • moodle moodle2.9.3
  • moodle moodle2.9.4
  • moodle moodle2.9.5

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • n/a Moodle 2.x and 3.x

    • Moodle 2.x and 3.xaffected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Packagistmoodle/moodlefrom 2.7 · before 2.7.162.7.16
Packagistmoodle/moodlefrom 2.9 · before 2.9.82.9.8
Packagistmoodle/moodlefrom 3.0 · before 3.0.63.0.6
Packagistmoodle/moodlefrom 3.1 · before 3.1.23.1.2

Same product

moodle: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2024-43425Moodle: remote code execution via calculated question types
    58Plan
  • CVE-2021-36393In Moodle, an SQL injection risk was identified in the library fetching a user's recent courses.
    55Plan
  • CVE-2022-0332A flaw was found in Moodle in versions 3.11 to 3.11.4.
    52Plan
  • CVE-2022-35650The vulnerability was found in Moodle, occurs due to input validation error when importing lesson questions.
    45Plan
  • CVE-2018-1133An issue was discovered in Moodle 3.x.
    45Plan
  • CVE-2021-21809A command execution vulnerability exists in the default legacy spellchecker plugin in Moodle 3.10.
    43Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Packagist:moodle/moodle2.7.16Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:moodle/moodle2.9.8Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:moodle/moodle3.0.6Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:moodle/moodle3.1.2Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
low · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
Low

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-640 · Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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