# CVE-2011-4297: comment/lib.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.4 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 does not properly restrict comment capabilities, which allows remote att

- Also known as: GHSA-62WV-866C-RH86
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.0.4, 2.1.1
- Published: 2012-07-16 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.0.4
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): from 2.1.0, fixed in 2.1.1

## Description

comment/lib.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.4 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 does not properly restrict comment capabilities, which allows remote attackers to post a comment by leveraging the guest role and operating on a front-page activity.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, moodle/moodle, upgrade to a fixed version (2.0.4, 2.1.1) per the references below.
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## References

- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/14/1
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9da3c2efadcc5f56cb8adc19c67ed16be35780f3
- http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=182740

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