CVE-2015-5266
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-02-22 02:00
Modified
2024-08-06 06:41
Severity ?
Summary
The enrol_meta_sync function in enrol/meta/locallib.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.10, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, and 2.9.x before 2.9.2 allows remote authenticated users to obtain manager privileges in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging incorrect role processing during a long-running sync script.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-50744
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/21/1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033619
secalert@redhat.comhttps://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=320290Vendor Advisory
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