Moodle does not use the forceloginforprofiles setting for course-profiles access control

published 2012-07-16 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-phqj-xp48-7p7c , EUVD-2011-4220

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.4%; EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits: 0; none known

Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.2 does not use the forceloginforprofiles setting for course-profiles access control, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via vectors involving use of a search engine, as demonstrated by the search functionality of Google, Yahoo!, Wrensoft Zoom, MSN, Yandex, and AltaVista.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

packagist moodle/moodle 2.0.2

git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=81b58cc227cf96a1cd2e002cc210b7b… commit

Exploit prediction

1.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	moodle/moodle	>=2.0.0, <2.0.2	2.0.2

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References

git.moodle.org /gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=81b58cc227cf96a1cd2e002cc210b7b3e376fd17
web
moodle.org /mod/forum/discuss.php?d=170004
web, vendor-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2011/11/14/1
mailing-list, web
git.moodle.org /gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=81b58cc227cf96a1cd2e002cc210b7b3e376fd17
web
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4279
advisory
git.moodle.org
package

Sources

CVE List CVE-2011-4279
GitHub Advisory GHSA-phqj-xp48-7p7c
NVD CVE-2011-4279

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Summary