The theme implementation in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.4 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 triggers…
Priority LOW 33CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 theme implementation in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.4 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 triggers duplicate caching of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and JavaScript content, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and write to an operating-system temporary directory via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02409 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed moodle/moodle (Packagist): 2.0.4, 2.1.1
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 2.0.4 | 2.0.4 | Patch available | GHSA-wxvp-8q8h-r6rr |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 2.1 to before 2.1.1 | 2.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-wxvp-8q8h-r6rr |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.0 to before 2.0.4 Fixed in 2.0.4 Patch available GHSA-wxvp-8q8h-r6rr
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.1 to before 2.1.1 Fixed in 2.1.1 Patch available GHSA-wxvp-8q8h-r6rr
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.0 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
- 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
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-wxvp-8q8h-r6rr moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.0.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-wxvp-8q8h-r6rr moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.1.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4293
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wxvp-8q8h-r6rr
References
Advisory 2
Other 7
- [oss-security] 20111113 Re: Fwd: DSA 2338-1 moodle security update
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e1c2a211f259821910be2cba23679d4176fb00a3
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/05f4555422278190ec24a88466ac43c914a7e5d6
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/9a380fbb53429713b3c422a3146456dc97205329
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/e1c2a211f259821910be2cba23679d4176fb00a3
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=e1c2a211f259821910be2cba23679d4176fb00a3
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-2011-4293 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-4293 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wxvp-8q8h-r6rr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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