#VU101811 Resource management error in Moodle - CVE-2024-55648
Published: December 17, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101811
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-55648
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Moodle
Moodle
Software vendor:
moodle.org
moodle.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application when handling guest sessions. A remote attacker can create multiple guest sessions that have a longer timeout compared to regular user sessions and potentially perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.