CVE-2011-4590

Description

The web services implementation in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.6 and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 does not properly consider the maintenance-mode state and account attributes during login attempts, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by connecting to a webservice server.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.19%
Vendor Advisory moodle.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761248
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-28629 patch
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=191759 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-4590?
CVE-2011-4590 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-4590?
To fix CVE-2011-4590, 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-2011-4590 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-4590 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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