CVE-2011-4297 (GCVE-0-2011-4297)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-07-16 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 00:01
VLAI
Summary
comment/lib.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.4 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 does not properly restrict comment capabilities, which allows remote attackers to post a comment by leveraging the guest role and operating on a front-page activity.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2011-11-13 00:00
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