GHSA-j3x5-cwfj-pfcw

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    GHSA-j3x5-cwfj-pfcw

    Published: 13 May 2022Last Modified: 12 Apr 2025
    Aliases:
    CVE-2011-4287

    Summary: Moodle does not force password changes for autosubscribed users

    Details: admin/uploaduser_form.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not force password changes for autosubscribed users, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging knowledge of the initial password of a new user.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4287, http://git.moodle.org, http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=22a77963439e00441949440f0517135b3a5418da, http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=22a77963439e00441949440f0517135b3a5418da, http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=175588, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/14/1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: moodle/moodle

    Purl: pkg:composer/moodle/moodle

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 2.0.0
    Fixed -2.0.2

    Affected versions

    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
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