CVE-2015-3179
Moodle allows attackers to bypass intended login restrictions
login/confirm.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.8, and 2.8.x before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended login restrictions by leveraging access to an unconfirmed suspended account.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
3.5
login/confirm.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.8, and 2.8.x before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended login restrictions by leveraging access to an unconfirmed suspended account.
- Record
CVE-2015-3179- CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
login/confirm.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.8, and 2.8.x before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended login restrictions by leveraging access to an unconfirmed suspended account.
- Record
CVE-2015-3179- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2418 No score
login/confirm.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.8, and 2.8.x before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended login restrictions by leveraging access to an unconfirmed suspended account.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2418- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4ppg-2mx6-fqx9 No score
Moodle allows attackers to bypass intended login restrictions
login/confirm.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.8, and 2.8.x before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended login restrictions by leveraging access to an unconfirmed suspended account.
- Record
GHSA-4ppg-2mx6-fqx9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-4ppg-2mx6-fqx9 No score
Moodle allows attackers to bypass intended login restrictions
login/confirm.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.8, and 2.8.x before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended login restrictions by leveraging access to an unconfirmed suspended account.
- Record
GHSA-4ppg-2mx6-fqx9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0229 No score
Updated moodle packages fix security vulnerabilities
Updated moodle package fixes security vulnerabilities:
In Moodle before 2.6.11, leaving gradebook feedback is a trusted action and such capabilities in other modules already have an XSS mask, 'mod/quiz:grade' was missing this flag (CVE-2015-3174).
In Moodle before 2.6.11, some error messages display a button to return to the previous page. Redirecting to non-local referer should not be allowed as it can potentially be used for phising (CVE-2015-3175).
In Moodle before 2.6.11, on sites with enabled self-registration, not registered users can retrieve fullname of registered users if they know their usernames (CVE-2015-3176).
In Moodle before 2.6.11, if a user who is not XSS-trusted attempts to insert a script as part of the input text, it will be cleaned when displayed on the Moodle website but may be displayed uncleaned in the external application because external_format_text() cleans and formats text incorrectly when returning it from Web Services (CVE-2015-3178).
In Moodle before 2.6.11, when self-registration is enabled and a user's account was suspended after creating the account but before actually confirming it, the user is still able to login when confirming their email, but only once (CVE-2015-3179).
In Moodle before 2.6.11, if a user is enrolled in the course but his enrollment is suspended, they can not access the course but still were able to see the course structure in the navigation block (CVE-2015-3180).
In Moodle before 2.6.11, users with the revoked capability 'moodle/user:manageownfiles' are still able to upload private files using a deprecated function in Web Services (CVE-2015-3181).
- Record
MGASA-2015-0229- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-3179 No score
login/confirm.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.8, and 2.8.x before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended login restrictions by leveraging access to an unconfirmed suspended account.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3179- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodlePackagist |
before 2.6.11 | 2.6.11 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
2.7.0 up to 2.7.8 | 2.7.8 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
2.8.0 up to 2.8.6 | 2.8.6 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
before 2.6.11, plus listed versions v2.3.10v2.3.11v2.3.4v2.3.5v2.3.6 Show 41 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-rc1v2.6.1v2.6.10v2.6.2v2.6.3v2.6.4v2.6.5v2.6.6v2.6.7v2.6.8v2.6.9 |
2.6.11 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
2.7.0 up to 2.7.8, plus listed versions v2.7.0v2.7.1v2.7.2v2.7.3v2.7.4v2.7.5v2.7.6v2.7.7 |
2.7.8 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
2.8.0 up to 2.8.6, plus listed versions v2.8.0v2.8.1v2.8.2v2.8.3v2.8.4v2.8.5 |
2.8.6 |
moodleMageia:4 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 2.6.11-1.mga4 | 2.6.11-1.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-2015-3179 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.5) in Moodle, published May 18, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.52%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in moodle/moodle 2.6.11.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/74725
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=313686
securitytracker.com/id/1032358
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/18/1
git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-50090
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3179
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github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/78ec6751fc57bb17bb67c26870fea396390b9937
github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/811ae9f082697495248c6c87ec80aeaf88c851fc
github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/98c38993fd6cbd78bf5819c68c55fcfded6467c0
github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/f236dcc35c3595dfcc77932d84660056e982a310
web.archive.org/web/20200228054915/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74725
web.archive.org/web/20200501000000*/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032358
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4ppg-2mx6-fqx9
github.com/moodle/moodle
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0229.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15909
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=313681
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=313682
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=313683
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=313685
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=313687
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=313688
docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.6.11_release_notes
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=313322
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3179
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3179