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CVE-2009-4299

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-4299 describes an access control vulnerability in the Glossary module of Moodle versions 1.8 prior to 1.8.11 and 1.9 prior to 1.9.7. This flaw allows unauthorized users to read Glossary entries through unspecified means. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially leading to information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.10%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0210 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 23,705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-4299Moderate

Moodle: Multiple security fixes in 1.9.7 and 1.8.11 upstream releases

Nov 25, 2009

References

docs.moodle.org / en/Moodle_1.8.11_release_notes
Patch
docs.moodle.org / en/Moodle_1.9.7_release_notes
Patch
moodle.org / mod/forum/discuss.php
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37614
Vendor Advisory
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00704.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00730.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00751.html
securityfocus.com / bid/37244
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/3455
PatchVendor Advisory