Description
A flaw was found in Moodle. When restricting access to a lesson activity with a password, certain passwords could be bypassed or less secure due to a loose comparison in the password-checking logic. This issue only affected passwords set to "magic hash" values.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | moodle | < 4.1.13, 4.2 – < 4.2.10, 4.3 – < 4.3.7, 4.4 – < 4.4.3 | 4.1.13 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | moodle | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | moodle | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | < 4.1.13 | 4.1.13 | GHSA-xfv7-h2qg-rjm7 |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | >= 4.2.0-beta, < 4.2.10 | 4.2.10 | GHSA-xfv7-h2qg-rjm7 |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | >= 4.3.0-beta, < 4.3.7 | 4.3.7 | GHSA-xfv7-h2qg-rjm7 |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | >= 4.4.0-beta, < 4.4.3 | 4.4.3 | GHSA-xfv7-h2qg-rjm7 |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2024-2092 Moodle: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 9, 2024
References
- RHBZ#2309940 issue-tracking
- https://moodle.org/security/