CVE-2011-4287

medium

Description

admin/uploaduser_form.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not force password changes for autosubscribed users, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging knowledge of the initial password of a new user.

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/14/1

http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=175588

http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=22a77963439e00441949440f0517135b3a5418da

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-07-16

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical

CVSS v4

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N