CVE-2010-1616

Moodle is vulnerable to unauthorized new accounts creation

4.0 MediumFix available

Moodle 1.8.x and 1.9.x before 1.9.8 can create new roles when restoring a course, which allows teachers to create new accounts even if they do not have the moodle/user:create capability.

Exploit likelihood

1.17%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.0

Moodle 1.8.x and 1.9.x before 1.9.8 can create new roles when restoring a course, which allows teachers to create new accounts even if they do not have the moodle/user:create capability.

Record: CVE-2010-1616
CVSS 2.0: 4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Moodle 1.8.x and 1.9.x before 1.9.8 can create new roles when restoring a course, which allows teachers to create new accounts even if they do not have the moodle/user:create capability.

Record: CVE-2010-1616
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-3298 No score

Moodle 1.8.x and 1.9.x before 1.9.8 can create new roles when restoring a course, which allows teachers to create new accounts even if they do not have the moodle/user:create capability.

Record: EUVD-2022-3298
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-966m-m549-2878 No score

Moodle is vulnerable to unauthorized new accounts creation

Moodle 1.8.x and 1.9.x before 1.9.8 can create new roles when restoring a course, which allows teachers to create new accounts even if they do not have the moodle/user:create capability.

Record: GHSA-966m-m549-2878
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-966m-m549-2878 No score

Moodle is vulnerable to unauthorized new accounts creation

Moodle 1.8.x and 1.9.x before 1.9.8 can create new roles when restoring a course, which allows teachers to create new accounts even if they do not have the moodle/user:create capability.

Record: GHSA-966m-m549-2878
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

moodle

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`moodle/moodle` Packagist	1.8.0 up to 1.8.12	1.8.12
`moodle/moodle` Packagist	1.9.0 up to 1.9.8	1.9.8
`moodle` Debian:5.0 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 1.8.13-1, plus listed versions 1.8.2.dfsg-31.8.2.dfsg-3+lenny11.8.2.dfsg-3+lenny21.8.2.dfsg-3+lenny31.8.2.dfsg-4 Show 4 moreShow less 1.8.2.dfsg-51.8.2.dfsg-5.11.8.2.dfsg-61.8.2.dfsg-6.1	1.8.13-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-1616 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Moodle, published April 29, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in moodle/moodle 1.8.12.

References

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