The default configuration of Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.2 has an incorrect setting of the…
Priority LOW 29CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01905 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed moodle/moodle (Packagist): 2.0.2
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 2.0 to before 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 | Patch available | GHSA-8vjj-wf73-w882 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.0 to before 2.0.2 Fixed in 2.0.2 Patch available GHSA-8vjj-wf73-w882
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-8vjj-wf73-w882 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.0.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4285
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8vjj-wf73-w882
References
Advisory 2
Other 5
- [oss-security] 20111113 Re: Fwd: DSA 2338-1 moodle security update
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5cfe8aecb8b78e343ded38ba9e7a0a859887d21c
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/5dd7e903ff1698dcf2b6bbd821c31720d169fb83
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=5cfe8aecb8b78e343ded38ba9e7a0a859887d21c
More Moodle vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-22468 moodle: unsafe direct use of $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] in admin/tool/mfa/index.php CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-14741 In Moodle, an SQL injection risk was identified in the library fetching a user's recent courses. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-29071 Moodle: remote code execution via calculated question types CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2016-06653 Moodle 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-00259 SQL injection in moodle CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-16116 Path traversal in Moodle CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2011-4285 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-4285 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8vjj-wf73-w882 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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