#VU43872 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2011-4285
Published: July 16, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43872
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4285
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Moodle
Moodle
Software vendor:
moodle.org
moodle.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to manipulate or delete data.
The default configuration of Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.2 has an incorrect setting of the moodle/course:delete capability, which allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary courses by leveraging the teacher role.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.