Moodle does not force password changes for autosubscribed users

published 2012-07-16 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-j3x5-cwfj-pfcw , EUVD-2011-4226

cvss: 6.8; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.1%; EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits: 0; none known

admin/uploaduser_form.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not force password changes for autosubscribed users, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging knowledge of the initial password of a new user.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

packagist moodle/moodle 2.0.2

git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=22a77963439e00441949440f0517135… commit

Exploit prediction

2.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected packages

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

Classification

Weakness

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CWE-263 Password Aging with Long Expiration

References

git.moodle.org /gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=22a77963439e00441949440f0517135b3a5418da
web
moodle.org /mod/forum/discuss.php?d=175588
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=22a77963439e00441949440f0517135b3a5418da
web
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4287
advisory
git.moodle.org
package

Sources

CVE List CVE-2011-4287
GitHub Advisory GHSA-j3x5-cwfj-pfcw
NVD CVE-2011-4287

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Summary