Input validation error in Moodle - CVE-2011-4302
Published: July 11, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43903
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4302
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
mnet/xmlrpc/client.php in MNET in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.14, 2.0.x before 2.0.5, and 2.1.x before 2.1.2 does not properly process the return value of the openssl_verify function, which allows remote attackers to bypass validation via a crafted certificate.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-4302
Install update from vendor's website.