CVE-2009-4300 Information disclosure in n/a
Moodle authentication plugins improperly store unused MD5 password hashes, potentially allowing attackers to obtain user credentials.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-4300?
CVE-2009-4300 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 16 Dec 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple unspecified authentication plugins in Moodle 1.8 before 1.8.11 and 1.9 before 1.9.7 store the MD5 hashes for passwords in the user table, even when the cached hashes are not used by the plugin, which might make it easier for attackers to obtain credentials via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4300?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4300?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2009-4300 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4300 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Moodle Moodle
- CVE-2006-4935 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2006-4936 Moodle does not properly validate module instance id
- CVE-2004-2233 Unknown "front page vulnerability with Moodle servers" for Moodle before 1.3.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVE-2004-2235 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2004-2236 Other in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-74gp-j3q6-3x67.