Vulnerability in Moodle

CVE-2009-4304

Moodle 1.8 before 1.8.11 and 1.9 before 1.9.7 does not use a random password salt in config.php, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute-force password guessing attacks.

EPSS: 0.018 (76.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Moodle — versions 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References