CVE-2014-7847 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Moodle versions through 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.6, and 2.7.x before 2.7.3. Attackers can trigger excessive resource consumption by repeatedly requesting IP address geolocation calculations via iplookup/index.php. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity due to its network-based attack vector and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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