CVE-2011-4287 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

admin/uploaduser_form.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not force password changes for autosubscribed users, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging knowledge of the initial password of a new user.

Published: 2012-07-16

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-4226	admin/uploaduser_form.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not force password changes for autosubscribed users, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging knowledge of the initial password of a new user.
Github GHSA	GHSA-j3x5-cwfj-pfcw	Moodle does not force password changes for autosubscribed users

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00485.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=22a77963439e00441949440f0517135b3a5418da
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=175588
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/14/1

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Moodle Moodle

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-07-16T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:01:51.543Z

Reserved: 2011-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-4287

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-07-16T10:28:36.720

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-4287

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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