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Moodle: Improper Access Control (CVE-2016-8642)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 20, 2017
Added
Apr 19, 2017
Modified
May 7, 2026

Description

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, the question engine allows access to files that should not be available.

Solution

moodle-upgrade-latest
Title
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