CVE-2011-4288 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated teachers can bypass group restrictions to read quiz reports of arbitrary students in Moodle.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-4288?
CVE-2011-4288 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 16 Jul 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.12 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not properly implement associations between teachers and groups, which allows remote authenticated users to read quiz reports of arbitrary students by leveraging the teacher role.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4288?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4288?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2011-4288 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4288 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-qq3m-44fg-p6q8.