Vulnerability CVE-2009-4304

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-4304 (CCN-54989)

Assigned:

2009-12-02

Published:

2009-12-02

Updated:

2020-12-01

Summary:

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.

CVSS v3 Severity:

5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): None

CVSS v2 Severity:

7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Medium Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): None

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-255

Vulnerability Consequences:

Other

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-4304

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_1.8.11_release_notes

Source: CCN
Type: Moodle Web site
Moodle 1.9.7 release notes

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_1.9.7_release_notes

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=139111

Source: CCN
Type: SA37614
Moodle Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
37614

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 61176
Moodle config.php Password Salt Brute Force Weakness

Source: BID
Type: Patch
37244

Source: CCN
Type: BID-37244
Moodle Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: VUPEN
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
ADV-2009-3455

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
moodle-config-weak-security(54989)

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2009-13040

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2009-13065

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2009-13080

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SR:2010:004
SUSE Security Summary Report

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:moodle:moodle:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*