CVE-2015-5331

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Moodle 2.9.x before 2.9.3 does not properly check the contact list before authorizing message transmission, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct spam attacks via the messaging API.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 4.3/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-254

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Feb 22, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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