Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2011-4584
Published: July 20, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43834
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4584
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: moodle.org
Affected software:
Moodle
Moodle
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to manipulate data.
The MNET authentication functionality in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.15, 2.0.x before 2.0.6, and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 allows remote authenticated users to impersonate other user accounts by using the Login As feature in conjunction with a remote MNET single sign-on capability, as demonstrated by a Mahara site.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-4584
Install update from vendor's website.