CVE-2016-8642

MediumCVSS 5.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.3/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-284

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/aMoodle 2.x and 3.xMoodle 2.x and 3.x

References

Timeline

Published
Jan 20, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-8642: Medium severity, CVSS 5.3 | Vulnix