Name: CVE-2015-5266: Undefined Security Weakness
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2016-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2015-5266, CWE-264, CVSS 6.8, EPSS 0.00248

The enrol_meta_sync function in enrol/meta/locallib.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.10, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, and 2.9.x before 2.9.2 allows remote authenticated users to obtain manager privileges in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging incorrect role processing during a long-running sync script.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Freebsd	—	Upgrade moodle29Upgrade moodle27Upgrade moodle28	Dec 10, 2025	Sep 18, 2015
Moodle	—	Upgrade to the latest version of Moodle	Apr 19, 2017	Feb 22, 2016

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CVSS Details

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