GHSA-5cx4-w4fh-fr57
Moodle Affected by Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | < 4.1.22 | 4.1.22 |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | >= 4.4.0-beta, < 4.4.12 | 4.4.12 |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | >= 4.5.0-beta, < 4.5.8 | 4.5.8 |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | >= 5.0.0-beta, < 5.0.4 | 5.0.4 |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | >= 5.1.0-beta, < 5.1.1 | 5.1.1 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
A flaw was found in Moodle. A remote attacker could exploit a lack of proper rate limiting in the confirmation email service. This vulnerability allows attackers to more easily enumerate or guess user credentials, facilitating brute-force attacks against user accounts.
References
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