medium5.5
CVE-2011-4285
Moodle Incorrect Default Settings
Impact
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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| composer | moodle/moodle | >= 2.0, < 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Moodle | Moodle | Versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5cfe8aecb8b78e343ded38ba9e7a0a859887d21c
- http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=170011
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/14/1
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8vjj-wf73-w882
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4285
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=5cfe8aecb8b78e343ded38ba9e7a0a859887d21c
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/5dd7e903ff1698dcf2b6bbd821c31720d169fb83