CVE-2011-4589 describes an access control vulnerability in Moodle versions 2.0.x before 2.0.6 and 2.1.x before 2.1.3, specifically within the backup/moodle2/restore_stepslib.php component. This flaw allows authenticated users to overwrite course ID numbers during a restore action without possessing the necessary moodle/course:changeidnumber privilege. With a CVSS score of 5.5, this vulnerability is of medium severity, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity by an authenticated user, potentially leading to partial integrity and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
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