CVE-2009-4299 (GCVE-0-2009-4299)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-12-16 01:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 16:18
VLAI
Summary
mod/glossary/showentry.php in the Glossary module for Moodle 1.8 before 1.8.11 and 1.9 before 1.9.7 does not properly perform access control, which allows attackers to read unauthorized Glossary entries via unknown vectors.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
9 references
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| http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_1.9.7_release_notes | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_1.8.11_release_notes | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3455 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/37614 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=139103 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37244 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
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