CVE-2011-4285

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Published Jul 16, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

The default configuration of Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.2 has an incorrect setting of the moodle/course:delete capability, which allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary courses by leveraging the teacher role.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-3244	The default configuration of Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.2 has an incorrect setting of the moodle/course:delete capability, which allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary courses by leveraging the teacher role.
Github GHSA	GHSA-8vjj-wf73-w882	Moodle Incorrect Default Settings

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.905% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5cfe8aecb8b78e343ded38ba9e7a0a859887d21c
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=170011
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/14/1

History

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Subscriptions

Moodle Moodle

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:01 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Jul 16, 2012, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:01 AM
Reserved: Nov 4, 2011, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 16, 2012, 10:28 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM

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