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Moodle Allows Modification of Constants

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 17, 2024

Package

composer moodle/moodle (Composer)

Affected versions

< 1.9.14
>= 2.0, < 2.0.5
>= 2.1, < 2.1.2

Patched versions

1.9.14
2.0.5
2.1.2

Description

The MoodleQuickForm class in the Forms Library in lib/formslib.php in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.14, 2.0.x before 2.0.5, and 2.1.x before 2.1.2 does not recognize Forms API setConstant operations, which allows remote attackers to submit unexpected form content by modifying the values of constant fields.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 11, 2012
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Reviewed Jan 17, 2024
Last updated Jan 17, 2024

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(80th percentile)

Weaknesses

Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID)

The product does not properly protect an assumed-immutable element from being modified by an attacker. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2011-4301

GHSA ID

GHSA-jcrj-gmr6-p5j8

Source code

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