CVE-2009-4300

Description

Multiple unspecified authentication plugins in Moodle 1.8 before 1.8.11 and 1.9 before 1.9.7 store the MD5 hashes for passwords in the user table, even when the cached hashes are not used by the plugin, which might make it easier for attackers to obtain credentials via unspecified vectors.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.59%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_1.9.7_release_notes patch
http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_1.8.11_release_notes patch
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=139105
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3455 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37614 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00730.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00704.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00751.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37244 vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4300?
CVE-2009-4300 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-4300?
To fix CVE-2009-4300, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-4300 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-4300 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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