CVE-2015-5338 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in moodle/moodle. A fix is available for moodle/moodle — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Moodle multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the lesson module in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.11, 2.8.x before 2.8.9, and 2.9.x before 2.9.3 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests to (1) mod/lesson/mediafile.php or (2) mod/lesson/view.php.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | moodle/moodle | all versions | 2.7.11composer require moodle/moodle:^2.7.11 |
| 🐘Packagist | moodle/moodle | ≥ 2.8.0&&< 2.8.9 | 2.8.9composer require moodle/moodle:^2.8.9 |
| 🐘Packagist | moodle/moodle | ≥ 2.9.0&&< 2.9.3 | 2.9.3composer require moodle/moodle:^2.9.3 |
Affected Products
moodlemoodleDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for moodle/moodle, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update moodle/moodle to 2.7.11 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2015-5338 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
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