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CVE-2009-4303

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Description

Moodle 1.8 before 1.8.11 and 1.9 before 1.9.7 stores (1) password hashes and (2) unspecified "secrets" in backup files, which might allow attackers to obtain sensitive information.

References

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00751.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00730.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00704.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3455

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37244

http://secunia.com/advisories/37614

http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=139110

http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_1.9.7_release_notes

http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_1.8.11_release_notes

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-12-16

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0064

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