CVE-2011-4303 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass access restrictions in Moodle by exploiting a weak default secret in the hubs feature during installation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-4303?
CVE-2011-4303 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 11 Jul 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
lib/db/upgrade.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.5 and 2.1.x before 2.1.2 does not set the correct registration_hubs.secret value during installation, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the hubs feature.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4303?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4303?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4303 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2011-4303 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4303 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-g5p6-83fw-2xvf.