Moodle Lesson Activity Password comparison

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Moodle. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Lesson Activity Password Handler. Such manipulation leads to comparison. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-45691. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Lesson Activity Password Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a comparison vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-697. The product compares two entities in a security-relevant context, but the comparison is incorrect, which may lead to resultant weaknesses. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

A flaw was found in Moodle. When restricting access to a lesson activity with a password, certain passwords could be bypassed or less secure due to a loose comparison in the password-checking logic. This issue only affected passwords set to "magic hash" values.

The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-45691 since 09/04/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/04/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 261189 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-45691), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (261189). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Comparison
CWE: CWE-697
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 261189
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-45691

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/04/2024 🔍
09/11/2024 +7 days 🔍
09/11/2024 +0 days 🔍
09/04/2025 +358 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-45691 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-45691
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277160

Entryinfo

Created: 09/11/2024 11:30
Updated: 09/04/2025 17:20
Changes: 09/11/2024 11:30 (49), 09/11/2024 11:32 (1), 11/20/2024 13:17 (1), 11/21/2024 08:20 (12), 09/04/2025 17:20 (2)
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