CVE-2011-4305
message/refresh.php in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.14 allows remote authenticated users to cause a...
message/refresh.php in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.14 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (infinite request loop) via a URL that specifies a zero wait time for message refreshing.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.0
message/refresh.php in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.14 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (infinite request loop) via a URL that specifies a zero wait time for message refreshing.
- Record
CVE-2011-4305- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
message/refresh.php in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.14 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (infinite request loop) via a URL that specifies a zero wait time for message refreshing.
- Record
CVE-2011-4305- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-4240 No score
message/refresh.php in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.14 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (infinite request loop) via a URL that specifies a zero wait time for message refreshing.
- Record
EUVD-2011-4240- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6wq9-m5r8-4gq4 No score
message/refresh.php in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.14 allows remote authenticated users to cause a...
message/refresh.php in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.14 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (infinite request loop) via a URL that specifies a zero wait time for message refreshing.
- Record
GHSA-6wq9-m5r8-4gq4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
moodleDebian:6.0 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 1.9.9.dfsg2-2.1+squeeze2, plus listed versions 1.9.9.dfsg2-2.11.9.9.dfsg2-2.1+squeeze1 |
1.9.9.dfsg2-2.1+squeeze2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-4305 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Moodle, published November 7, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.92%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=188318
git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97f258fabb3ebfa7acc7c02cb59de92b01710f99
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=747444
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4305
git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=97f258fabb3ebfa7acc7c02cb59de92b01710f99
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6wq9-m5r8-4gq4