High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 20, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3734
CVE-2016-3734
Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in markposts.php in Moodle 3.0 through 3.0.3, 2.9 through 2.9.5, 2.8 through 2.8.11, 2.7 through 2.7.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that marks forum posts as read.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodlePackagist | < 2.7.14 | 2.7.14 |
moodle/moodlePackagist | >= 2.8, < 2.8.12 | 2.8.12 |
moodle/moodlePackagist | >= 2.9, < 2.9.6 | 2.9.6 |
moodle/moodlePackagist | >= 3.0, < 3.0.4 | 3.0.4 |
Affected products
45cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 43 more
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/4nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91281nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035902nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-r867-v437-4rrmghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3734ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/01408d619ba89d32f9ad83308990ff9b0374cb57ghsaWEB
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/1f5c494f761ef7961c449075adf192e149148e1aghsaWEB
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/7873e36f0cc0ccfd1424ff9302eb1ea9e4e74305ghsaWEB
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/d98c24659935c1bdff4b35ec0a85ab1a3ab05d9fghsaWEB
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/e90e0ea5700ee9b016034b74ed7f41787109d1a2ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20160703032310/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035902ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20160930194927/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91281ghsaWEB
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