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CVE-2015-2272 is a Moodle account-control bypass. A signed-in user who should be forced to change their password could create a web-services token and continue access without completing that requirement. This weakens password-reset enforcement, especially after suspected credential compromise or policy-driven password rotations. Exposure is likely limited to Moodle sites running the listed affected versions with web services/token functionality available to authenticated users. The issue requires an existing valid account that is subject to forced password change. Prioritize if Moodle is internet-facing or used for sensitive education, customer, or employee data. This is mainly an access-governance failure: it can preserve access that administrators believed had been interrupted until a password change occurred. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected Moodle 2.6.x, 2.7.x, and 2.8.x branches to the fixed versions or later.; Check Moodle guidance for 2.5.x because sources only identify through 2.5.9 as affected.; Review web-services token settings for accounts under forced password change..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=307386CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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