7.5
HIGH
CVE-2009-4304
Moodle Stored Password Hash Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 16, 2009, 1:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:09 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-4304 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Moodle moodle

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-4304 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_1.8.11_release_notes
    Added Reference http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_1.9.7_release_notes
    Added Reference http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=139111
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37614
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37244
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3455
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00704.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00730.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00751.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.05 }} 0.37%

score

0.84286

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability