CVE-2014-7845

The generate_password function in Moodle through 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.6, and 2.7.x before 2.7.3 does not provide a sufficient number of possible temporary passwords, which allows remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.

CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-47050	Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/17/11
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031215
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=275152	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.2:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2014-11-24 11:59

Updated : 2020-12-01 14:54

NVD link : CVE-2014-7845

Mitre link : CVE-2014-7845

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-7845

JSON object : View

Products Affected

moodle

moodle

CWE

CWE-255

Credentials Management Errors

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