CVE-2016-5012
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Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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- Record
CVE-2016-5012- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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- Record
CVE-2016-5012- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3892 No score
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- Record
EUVD-2022-3892- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g58x-p3pj-rg52
Moodle Glossary search displays entries without checking user permissions to view them
In Moodle 3.x, glossary search displays entries without checking user permissions to view them.
- Record
GHSA-g58x-p3pj-rg52- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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- Record
CVE-2016-5012- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-g58x-p3pj-rg52
Moodle Glossary search displays entries without checking user permissions to view them
In Moodle 3.x, glossary search displays entries without checking user permissions to view them.
- Record
GHSA-g58x-p3pj-rg52- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodlePackagist |
3.1 up to 3.1.1 | 3.1.1 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
3.1 up to 3.1.1, plus listed versions v3.1.0v3.1.0-betav3.1.0-rc1v3.1.0-rc2 |
3.1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2016-5012 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Moodle, published January 20, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.10%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in moodle/moodle 3.1.1.