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    CVE-2009-4299

    mod/glossary/showentry.php in the Glossary module for Moodle 1.8 before 1.8.11 and 1.9 before 1.9.7 does not properly perform access control, which allows attackers to read unauthorized Glossary entries via unknown vectors.

    Published:Nov 25, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 16, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.00867
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Moodle
    Product
    Moodle

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_1.8.11_release_notes
    http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_1.9.7_release_notes
    http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=139103
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37614
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37244
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3455
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00704.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00730.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00751.html
    http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_1.8.11_release_notes
    http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_1.9.7_release_notes
    http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=139103
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37614
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37244
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3455
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00704.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00730.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00751.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High