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- CVEs
- CVE-2016-5012
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- 1 Nov 2026, 04:47 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
In Moodle 3.x, glossary search displays entries without checking user permissions to view them.
osv:CVE-2016-5012
Complete source record
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"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5012",
"method": "structured",
"payload": {
"kind": "advisory",
"title": "CVE-2016-5012",
"summary": "In Moodle 3.x, glossary search displays entries without checking user permissions to view them.",
"evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-5012",
"products": [],
"severity": "medium",
"structured": {
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2016-5012",
"GHSA-g58x-p3pj-rg52"
],
"metrics": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
}
],
"affected": [
{
"ranges": [
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"type": "GIT",
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},
{
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],
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"range": [
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"introduced": "3.1.0"
},
{
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}
],
"source": "CPE_STRING"
},
{
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}
],
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},
{
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},
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},
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},
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}
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],
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}
}
],
"modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:22.032251726Z",
"provider": "osv",
"references": [
"https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=336697"
],
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},
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{
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"evidence": "/id"
}
],
"security_relevant": true,
"severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
},
"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 430600,
"published_at": "2017-01-20T08:59:00.19+00:00"
}