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Medium, CVSS 4.3

Moodle allows attackers to delete files

CVE-2015-5265GHSA-44xp-wj24-9xxj

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (moodle/moodle 2.9.2, 2.8.8, 2.7.10), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Affected packages

  • Packagist moodle/moodle

    Affected
    >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.10>= 2.8.0, < 2.8.8>= 2.9.0, < 2.9.2
    Fixed in
    2.7.10, 2.9.2, 2.8.8

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
4.3 · CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS
  • CVE-2015-5265: 1.50% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 74.36 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

The wiki component 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 does not consider the mod/wiki:managefiles capability before authorizing file management, which allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary files by using a manage-files button in a text editor.

Dates and revisions
Published by the source
Last modified by the source
Source last checked
  1. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from ghsa record GHSA-44xp-wj24-9xxj

Agent brief

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2015-5265

Advisory: Moodle allows attackers to delete files
IDs: CVE-2015-5265, GHSA-44xp-wj24-9xxj
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2015-5265 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 14:15 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.3)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: moodle/moodle 2.9.2, 2.8.8, 2.7.10. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Packagist moodle/moodle: affected >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.10; >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.8; >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.2; fixed in 2.7.10, 2.9.2, 2.8.8

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Packagist moodle/moodle: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on moodle/moodle.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-44xp-wj24-9xxj (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-44xp-wj24-9xxj lists affected ranges: Packagist moodle/moodle >=2.7.0 =2.8.0 =2.9.0 <2.9.2)

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