CVE-2024-45691

Moodle: lesson activity password bypass through php loose comparison

Published Nov 20, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in Moodle. When restricting access to a lesson activity with a password, certain passwords could be bypassed or less secure due to a loose comparison in the password-checking logic. This issue only affected passwords set to "magic hash" values.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xfv7-h2qg-rjm7 Moodle Lesson activity password bypass through PHP loose comparison
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Moodle
Moodle moodle
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Moodle
Moodle moodle
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in Moodle. When restricting access to a lesson activity with a password, certain passwords could be bypassed or less secure due to a loose comparison in the password-checking logic. This issue only affected passwords set to "magic hash" values.
Title Moodle: lesson activity password bypass through php loose comparison
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
fedora
Published
Updated
Nov 20, 2024, 7:17 PM
Reserved
Sep 4, 2024, 10:00 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 20, 2024, 11:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:54 AM