CVE-2011-4592 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass IP restrictions on Moodle cron jobs if IP blocking was previously disabled, allowing unauthorized access to scheduled tasks.
- 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-2011-4592?
CVE-2011-4592 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 20 Jul 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The command-line cron implementation in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.6 and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 does not properly interact with IP blocking, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended IP address restrictions by leveraging a configuration in which IP blocking was disabled to restore cron functionality.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4592?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4592?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4592 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-4592 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4592 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-4fm4-pcw7-99hg.