CVE-2009-0499 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the forum component of Moodle versions 1.7 prior to 1.7.7, 1.8 prior to 1.8.8, and 1.9 prior to 1.9.4. This flaw allows remote attackers to delete unauthorized forum posts by tricking a logged-in user into clicking a malicious link or viewing an IMG tag pointing to post.php. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4, indicating a medium severity. Its attack vector is network-based with low attack complexity, requiring no authentication, and can lead to partial integrity and availability impacts (deletion of posts). There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any public exploit modules available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The CVE has received minimal community attention, with no social media discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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