CVE-2011-4297

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Published Jul 16, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.4 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

comment/lib.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.4 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 does not properly restrict comment capabilities, which allows remote attackers to post a comment by leveraging the guest role and operating on a front-page activity.

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

n/a

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:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-4234	comment/lib.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.4 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 does not properly restrict comment capabilities, which allows remote attackers to post a comment by leveraging the guest role and operating on a front-page activity.
Github GHSA	GHSA-62wv-866c-rh86	Moodle does not properly restrict comment capabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.561% 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=9da3c2efadcc5f56cb8adc19c67ed16be35780f3
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=182740
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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