← Back to results
Vulnerability record · public intelligence
CVE-2016-2156
MEDIUM

Moodle provides calendar-event data without considering whether an activity is hidden

Published May 22, 2016 · Updated Oct 23, 2026 · Also known as GHSA-h8vc-v44p-5r2q

Severity · CVSSMEDIUM · 4.3
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood1.69%
QFinch risk scoreNot available

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026

Moodle provides calendar-event data without considering whether an activity is hidden

Publisher and source text is retained separately from QFinch interpretation.

QFinch assessment

calendar/externallib.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.13, 2.8.x before 2.8.11, 2.9.x before 2.9.5, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3 provides calendar-event data without considering whether an activity is hidden, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via a web-service request.

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

Matching a version is only one part of assessing exposure. QFinch has not assessed your environment on this public page.

Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

CVENVDOSVEPSSGHSA
SSVC priority
LOW
Confidence
Not available
Aliases
GHSA-h8vc-v44p-5r2q

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. [oss-security] 20160321 moodle security release ↗
  2. git.moodle.org ↗
  3. moodle.org ↗
  4. 1035333 ↗

Record history

Published May 22, 2016 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026