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TI-2011-03754 Aliases CVE-2011-4287GHSA-j3x5-cwfj-pfcw

admin/uploaduser_form.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not force password changes…

Priority LOW 34CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02066 81st 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)2.0.0 to before 2.0.22.0.2Patch availableGHSA-j3x5-cwfj-pfcw
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.0.2 Fixed in 2.0.2 Patch available GHSA-j3x5-cwfj-pfcw

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableMoodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-j3x5-cwfj-pfcw moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.0.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4287
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j3x5-cwfj-pfcw

References

Advisory 2

Other 4

  • 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
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