CVE-2011-4295 — The moodle_enrol_external:role_assign function in enrol/externallib.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.4 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 does not have an authorization check, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by making a role assignment

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MEDIUM

The moodle_enrol_external:role_assign function in enrol/externallib.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.4 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 does not have an authorization check, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by making a role assignment

Published Jul 16, 2012

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.27%

Description

The moodle_enrol_external:role_assign function in enrol/externallib.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.4 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 does not have an authorization check, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by making a role assignment.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.27% 0.01272

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01272

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.27% (0.01272)	68.81th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.27% (0.01272)	65.97th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.44% (0.00442)	61.10th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.27% (0.00275)	68.98th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.27% (0.00275)	67.21th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.27% (0.00275)	63.06th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.06% (0.01061)	52.82th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 19, 2022	1.06% (0.01061)	51.19th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.06% (0.01061)	49.19th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.06% (0.01061)	28.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (3)

http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d20f655d59cd486fd9b3a26ad353af13daafd1d3
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=182738
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/14/1
mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST

Link	Providers	Tags
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d20f655d59cd486fd9b3a26ad353af13daafd1d3		x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=182738		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/14/1		mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner redhat

Published Jul 16, 2012

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Nov 4, 2011

Link CVE-2011-4295

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2011-4295

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2011-4295