backup/moodle2/restore_stepslib.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.6 and 2.1.x before 2.1.3…
Priority LOW 27CWE-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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
backup/moodle2/restore_stepslib.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.6 and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 does not check for the moodle/course:changeidnumber privilege during handling of course ID numbers, which allows remote authenticated users to overwrite ID numbers via a restore action.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01272 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| 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:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.4 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.5 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.0 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.1 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.2 | 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:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4589
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6q96-wmxp-mc79
References
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-2011-4589 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-4589 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6q96-wmxp-mc79 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-4589 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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