CVE-2016-2158

Publication date 22 May 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

lib/ajax/getnavbranch.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.13, 2.8.x before 2.8.11, 2.9.x before 2.9.5, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3, when the forcelogin feature is enabled, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive category-detail information from the navigation branch by leveraging the guest role for an Ajax request.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
moodle	19.04 disco	Fixed 3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1
	18.10 cosmic	Fixed 3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1
	17.10 artful	Ignored end of life
	17.04 zesty	Ignored end of life
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1
	15.10 wily	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 4.3 · Medium

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	Low
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	None

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	4.3 · Medium
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

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

CVE-2016-2158

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

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Severity score breakdown

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