CVE-2009-4304
N/A
Published: December 16, 2009 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:13 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMoodle
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_1.8.11_release_notesx_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_1.9.7_release_notesx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=139111Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/37614VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3455Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00704.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00730.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-255
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