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Public proof of concept

CVE-2016-7919

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2016-10-28
  • WeaknessCWE-200 · CWE-89

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Description

Moodle 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors, related to a "SQL Injection" issue affecting the Administration panel function in the installation process component. NOTE: the vendor disputes the relevance of this report, noting that "the person who is installing Moodle must know database access credentials and they can access the database directly; there is no need for them to create a SQL injection in one of the installation dialogue fields.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2016-10-2815:59CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD · CISA-ADP
Moodle
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.1= 3.1.2no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2024-07-23
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.17.52024-07-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-892024-07-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-200, CWE-89read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.2 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2016-10-28
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7919?

Moodle 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors, related to a "SQL Injection" issue affecting the Administration panel function in the installation process component. NOTE: the vendor disputes the relevance of this report, noting that "the person who is installing Moodle must know database access credentials and they can access the database directly; there is no need for them to create a SQL injection in one of the installation dialogue fields.

Is CVE-2016-7919 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2016-7919, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-7919?

CVE-2016-7919 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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