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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…
High7.5EPSS 2.4%
- Published
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- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Packagistmoodle/moodleGHSA-9v64-447r-wch6 (opens in a new tab)
References (4)
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-47050 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1031215 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=275152 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20141117 Moodle security issues are now public (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-9v64-447r-wch6 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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