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CVE-2014-7845

Published: Nov 24, 2014 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7845
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/255.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
MoodleMoodle*2.4.11 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.5.0 (including)2.5.0 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.5.1 (including)2.5.1 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.5.2 (including)2.5.2 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.5.3 (including)2.5.3 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.5.4 (including)2.5.4 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.5.5 (including)2.5.5 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.5.6 (including)2.5.6 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.5.7 (including)2.5.7 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.5.8 (including)2.5.8 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.6.0 (including)2.6.0 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.6.1 (including)2.6.1 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.6.2 (including)2.6.2 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.6.3 (including)2.6.3 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.6.4 (including)2.6.4 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.6.5 (including)2.6.5 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.7.0 (including)2.7.0 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.7.1 (including)2.7.1 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.7.2 (including)2.7.2 (including)
MoodleUbuntuartful*
MoodleUbuntulucid*
MoodleUbuntuprecise*
MoodleUbuntutrusty*
MoodleUbuntuupstream*
MoodleUbuntuutopic*
MoodleUbuntuvivid*
MoodleUbuntuwily*
MoodleUbuntuyakkety*
MoodleUbuntuzesty*

References

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