Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2011-4289
Published: July 16, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43876
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4289
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 gain access to sensitive information.
Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not recognize the configuration setting that makes e-mail addresses visible only to course members, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive address information by reading a full profile page.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-4289
Install update from vendor's website.