UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5266

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5266
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5266.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5266
Upstream
  • CVE-2015-5266
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:43:15Z
Published
2016-02-22T05:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:33:08.947569Z
Severity
  • 6.8 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The enrolmetasync function in enrol/meta/locallib.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.10, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, and 2.9.x before 2.9.2 allows remote authenticated users to obtain manager privileges in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging incorrect role processing during a long-running sync script.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / moodle

Package

Name
moodle
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/moodle@3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1

Affected versions

2.*
2.7.9+dfsg-1
2.7.10+dfsg-1
2.7.11+dfsg-1
2.7.11+dfsg-2
2.7.12+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "moodle"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5266.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / moodle

Package

Name
moodle
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/moodle@3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "moodle"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5266.json"