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CVE-2009-4304

Moodle 1.8 before 1.8.11 and 1.9 before 1.9.7 does not use a random password salt in config.php, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute-force password guessing attacks.

Published

2009-12-16T01:30:00.517

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-255
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application moodle moodle 1.8.1 Yes
Application moodle moodle 1.8.2 Yes
Application moodle moodle 1.8.3 Yes
Application moodle moodle 1.8.4 Yes
Application moodle moodle 1.8.5 Yes
Application moodle moodle 1.8.7 Yes
Application moodle moodle 1.8.8 Yes
Application moodle moodle 1.8.9 Yes
Application moodle moodle 1.8.10 Yes
Application moodle moodle 1.9.1 Yes
Application moodle moodle 1.9.2 Yes
Application moodle moodle 1.9.3 Yes
Application moodle moodle 1.9.4 Yes
Application moodle moodle 1.9.5 Yes
Application moodle moodle 1.9.6 Yes
References