CVE-2015-0213
Moodle multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in (1) editcategories.html and (2) editcategories.php in the Glossary module in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.4, and 2.8.x before 2.8.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.8
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in (1) editcategories.html and (2) editcategories.php in the Glossary module in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.4, and 2.8.x before 2.8.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims.
- Record
CVE-2015-0213- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in (1) editcategories.html and (2) editcategories.php in the Glossary module in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.4, and 2.8.x before 2.8.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims.
- Record
CVE-2015-0213- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4163 No score
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in (1) editcategories.html and (2) editcategories.php in the Glossary module in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.4, and 2.8.x before 2.8.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4163- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hhq7-jf2p-hw9c No score
Moodle multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in (1) editcategories.html and (2) editcategories.php in the Glossary module in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.4, and 2.8.x before 2.8.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims.
- Record
GHSA-hhq7-jf2p-hw9c- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hhq7-jf2p-hw9c No score
Moodle multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in (1) editcategories.html and (2) editcategories.php in the Glossary module in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.4, and 2.8.x before 2.8.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims.
- Record
GHSA-hhq7-jf2p-hw9c- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0032 No score
Updated moodle package fixes security vulnerabilities
Updated moodle package fixes security vulnerabilities:
In Moodle before 2.6.7, absence of a capability check in AJAX backend script in the LTI module could allow any enrolled user to search the list of registered tools (CVE-2015-0211).
In Moodle before 2.6.7, the course summary on course request pending approval page was displayed to the manager unescaped and could be used for XSS attack (CVE-2015-0212).
In Moodle before 2.6.7, two files in the Glossary module lacked a session key check potentially allowing cross-site request forgery (CVE-2015-0213).
In Moodle before 2.6.7, through web-services it was possible to access messaging-related functions such as people search even if messaging is disabled on the site (CVE-2015-0214).
In Moodle before 2.6.7, through web-services it was possible to get information about calendar events which user did not have enough permissions to see (CVE-2015-0215).
In Moodle before 2.6.7, non-optimal regular expression in the multimedia filter could be exploited to create extra server load or make particular page unavailable, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2015-0217).
In Moodle before 2.6.7, it was possible to forge a request to logout users even when not authenticated through Shibboleth (CVE-2015-0218).
- Record
MGASA-2015-0032- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-0213 No score
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in (1) editcategories.html and (2) editcategories.php in the Glossary module in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.4, and 2.8.x before 2.8.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0213- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodlePackagist |
before 2.6.7 | 2.6.7 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
2.7.0 up to 2.7.4 | 2.7.4 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
2.8.0 up to 2.8.2 | 2.8.2 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
before 2.6.7, plus listed versions v2.3.10v2.3.11v2.3.4v2.3.5v2.3.6 Show 37 moreShow lessv2.3.7v2.3.8v2.3.9v2.4.0v2.4.0-rc1v2.4.1v2.4.10v2.4.11v2.4.2v2.4.3v2.4.4v2.4.5v2.4.6v2.4.7v2.4.8v2.4.9v2.5.0v2.5.0-betav2.5.0-rc1v2.5.1v2.5.2v2.5.3v2.5.4v2.5.5v2.5.6v2.5.7v2.5.8v2.5.9v2.6.0v2.6.0-betav2.6.0-rc1v2.6.1v2.6.2v2.6.3v2.6.4v2.6.5v2.6.6 |
2.6.7 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
2.7.0 up to 2.7.4, plus listed versions v2.7.0v2.7.1v2.7.2v2.7.3 |
2.7.4 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
2.8.0 up to 2.8.2, plus listed versions v2.8.0v2.8.1 |
2.8.2 |
moodleMageia:4 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 2.6.7-1.mga4 | 2.6.7-1.mga4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-0213 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Moodle, published January 20, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.01%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in moodle/moodle 2.6.7.
References
git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-48106
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/19/1
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=278613
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0213
github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/5770e5147838aa06a3ecdff6fc3aebbbd17fff90
github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/c4250ef4f23776ff4862d2860b6be2cf7b2d85f6
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github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/e83c756f84e16ab70e160e08deb84e9bc4bfbfea
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hhq7-jf2p-hw9c
github.com/moodle/moodle
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0032.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15084
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=278611
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=278612
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=278614
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=278615
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=278617
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=278618
docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.6.7_release_notes
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=278176
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0213
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0213