ubuntu-cve-2016-9186
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2016-11-04 10:59
Modified
2025-10-24 04:45
Summary
Details

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the "legacy course files" and "file manager" modules in Moodle 3.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, and then accessing it via unspecified vectors.

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
negligible
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "moodle",
            "binary_version": "3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "moodle",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/moodle@3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "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",
        "3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "moodle",
            "binary_version": "3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "moodle",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/moodle@3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the \"legacy course files\" and \"file manager\" modules in Moodle 3.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, and then accessing it via unspecified vectors.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9186",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T04:45:57Z",
  "published": "2016-11-04T10:59:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9186"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139466/Moodle-CMS-3.1.2-Cross-Site-Scripting-File-Upload.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=851405"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9186"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "negligible",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2016-9186"
  ]
}



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