CVE-2024-45691
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 36 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (25)
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advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-2092Moodle: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-09-09csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentifizierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Moodle ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen, beliebige mit OAuth2 verknüpfte Konten zu löschen oder den Passwortschutz zu umgehen.
- GHSA-xfv7-h2qg-rjm7Moodle Lesson activity password bypass through PHP loose comparison2024-11-20ghsa · osvUS
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.
- BIT-moodle-2024-45691Moodle: lesson activity password bypass through php loose comparison2025-06-03vendor · osvUS
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.
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references (6)
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2309940cnnvd
- https://moodle.org/security/cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2309940enisa_euvd
- https://moodle.org/security/enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2309940Issue Trackingnvd
- https://moodle.org/security/Vendor Advisorynvd
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