Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password Affecting moodle package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-MOODLE-362211
  • published20 Jan 2017
  • disclosed20 Jan 2017

Introduced: 20 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-7038  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-640  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 moodle.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream moodle package and not the moodle package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, web service tokens are not invalidated when the user password is changed or forced to be changed.