CVE-2016-3734

8.8 HIGH
Published: April 20, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in markposts.php in Moodle 3.0 through 3.0.3, 2.9 through 2.9.5, 2.8 through 2.8.11, 2.7 through 2.7.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that marks forum posts as read.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-53755
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91281
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035902
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335933
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-53755
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91281
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035902
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335933
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.1%
62th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-352

Affected Vendors

moodle

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