CVE-2011-4589 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated users can overwrite course ID numbers in Moodle due to missing privilege checks during restore actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-4589?
CVE-2011-4589 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 20 Jul 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
backup/moodle2/restore_stepslib.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.6 and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 does not check for the moodle/course:changeidnumber privilege during handling of course ID numbers, which allows remote authenticated users to overwrite ID numbers via a restore action.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4589?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4589?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4589 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2011-4589 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4589 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-6q96-wmxp-mc79.