Name: CVE-2016-8643: Improper Access Control
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-8643, CWE-284, CVSS 4.3, EPSS 0.00684

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, non-admin site managers may accidentally edit admins via web services.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 4.3
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Freebsd	—	Upgrade moodle30Upgrade moodle31Upgrade moodle29	Nov 27, 2016	Nov 16, 2016
Moodle	—	Upgrade to the latest version of Moodle	Apr 19, 2017	Jan 20, 2017
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Jan 20, 2017

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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