CVE-2011-4287 (GCVE-0-2011-4287)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-07-16 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 00:01
VLAI
Summary
admin/uploaduser_form.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not force password changes for autosubscribed users, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging knowledge of the initial password of a new user.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2011-11-13 00:00
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