CVE-2015-5267
Moodle uses predictable password-recovery tokens
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.40%
Description
lib/moodlelib.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 relies on the PHP mt_rand function to implement the random_string and complex_random_string functions, which makes it easier for remote attackers to predict password-recovery tokens via a brute-force approach.
How to fix CVE-2015-5267
To remediate CVE-2015-5267, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.7.10 or later
Is CVE-2015-5267 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.7.10
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |