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CVE-2014-7845


The generate_password function in Moodle through 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.6, and 2.7.x before 2.7.3 does not provide a sufficient number of possible temporary passwords, which allows remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.


Published

2014-11-24T11:59:10.027

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

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 ≤ 2.4.11 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.0 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.1 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.2 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.3 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.4 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.5 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.6 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.7 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.8 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.6.0 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.6.1 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.6.2 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.6.3 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.6.4 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.6.5 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.7.0 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.7.1 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.7.2 Yes

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