Cryptographic issues in Moodle - CVE-2011-4303
Published: July 11, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43904
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4303
CWE-ID: CWE-310
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 manipulate data.
lib/db/upgrade.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.5 and 2.1.x before 2.1.2 does not set the correct registration_hubs.secret value during installation, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the hubs feature.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-4303
Install update from vendor's website.