CVE-2011-4300

Moodle does not properly restrict access to category and course data

5.0 MediumFix available

The file_browser component in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.5 and 2.1.x before 2.1.2 does not properly restrict access to category and course data, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via a request for a file.

Exploit likelihood

2.12%Up 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2011-4300
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2011-4300
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-3416 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-3416
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9p54-pc88-36c4 No score

Moodle does not properly restrict access to category and course data

The file_browser component in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.5 and 2.1.x before 2.1.2 does not properly restrict access to category and course data, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via a request for a file.

Record: GHSA-9p54-pc88-36c4
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-9p54-pc88-36c4 No score

Moodle does not properly restrict access to category and course data

Record: GHSA-9p54-pc88-36c4
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

moodle

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`moodle/moodle` Packagist	2.1 up to 2.1.2	2.1.2
`moodle/moodle` Packagist	2.0.0 up to 2.0.5	2.0.5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2011-4300 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Moodle, published July 11, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.12%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in moodle/moodle 2.1.2.

References

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