Vulnerability Instance
Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/14956?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/14956?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-7see-ex7a-9fdr", "summary": "Moodle does not properly restrict comment capabilities\ncomment/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.", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2011-4297" }, { "alias": "GHSA-62wv-866c-rh86" } ], "fixed_packages": [], "affected_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/49933?format=api", "purl": "pkg:composer/moodle/moodle@2.0.0", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-1m87-uyah-9kat" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-364d-q9tm-4ket" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-5u1f-df9m-x3en" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-5vy6-nqht-hfa5" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-7see-ex7a-9fdr" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-8d1d-8x82-n7fj" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-8q6b-cnmp-n3gv" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-8y2x-aqub-9ycv" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-9ffw-35y1-9kcc" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-ajfk-n1qs-hqdp" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-bav3-bmte-w3gr" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-bgbv-4kb1-3bhg" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-e1jc-m337-k7bj" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-era2-gy4n-6kdx" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-f6mk-8r56-1yfe" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-j9xy-97ps-7fht" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-kr6a-2jmv-t7dh" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-pj1q-4uex-e3d3" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-pmh4-7sf4-pkec" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-pswr-m2yd-tkfb" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-qpns-23xm-qyhv" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-rqx8-nq76-sugw" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-rsgm-pmc9-dfbb" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-t242-kuj7-zfg4" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-t5ww-gsnd-3ycg" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-u9f3-sbjk-pygw" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-ut3x-gmbz-ukem" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-vf82-m9gw-kud2" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-yrzk-x3uu-zkcn" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:composer/moodle/moodle@2.0.0" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/49935?format=api", "purl": "pkg:composer/moodle/moodle@2.1.0", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-1m87-uyah-9kat" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-364d-q9tm-4ket" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-5vy6-nqht-hfa5" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-7see-ex7a-9fdr" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-8q6b-cnmp-n3gv" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-du8m-h228-cff3" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-e1jc-m337-k7bj" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-hxhr-sxkm-nka6" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-kdqf-c5py-sybt" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-pj1q-4uex-e3d3" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-pswr-m2yd-tkfb" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-qjdf-s39r-5bdb" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-t242-kuj7-zfg4" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-t5ww-gsnd-3ycg" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-u9f3-sbjk-pygw" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-uhws-64fm-hybk" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-vf82-m9gw-kud2" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-xu4e-svgd-cygq" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:composer/moodle/moodle@2.1.0" } ], "references": [ { "reference_url": "http://git.moodle.org", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6.6", "scoring_system": "cvssv4", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U" }, { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "http://git.moodle.org" }, { "reference_url": "http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9da3c2efadcc5f56cb8adc19c67ed16be35780f3", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6.6", "scoring_system": "cvssv4", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U" }, { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9da3c2efadcc5f56cb8adc19c67ed16be35780f3" }, { "reference_url": "http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=9da3c2efadcc5f56cb8adc19c67ed16be35780f3", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6.6", "scoring_system": "cvssv4", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U" }, { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=9da3c2efadcc5f56cb8adc19c67ed16be35780f3" }, { "reference_url": "http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=182740", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6.6", "scoring_system": "cvssv4", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U" }, { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=182740" }, { "reference_url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/14/1", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6.6", "scoring_system": "cvssv4", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U" }, { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/14/1" }, { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-4297", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.00519", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.66842", "published_at": "2026-04-24T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00519", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.66821", "published_at": "2026-04-16T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00519", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.66834", "published_at": "2026-04-18T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00519", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.66818", "published_at": "2026-04-21T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00519", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.66711", "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00519", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.66751", "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00519", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.66776", "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00519", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.66748", "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00519", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.66797", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00519", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.66812", "published_at": "2026-04-09T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00519", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.66833", "published_at": "2026-04-11T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00519", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.66819", "published_at": "2026-04-12T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00519", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.66787", "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z" } ], "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-4297" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4297", "reference_id": "CVE-2011-4297", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6.6", "scoring_system": "cvssv4", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U" }, { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4297" }, { "reference_url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-62wv-866c-rh86", "reference_id": "GHSA-62wv-866c-rh86", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1_qr", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-62wv-866c-rh86" } ], "weaknesses": [ { "cwe_id": 863, "name": "Incorrect Authorization", "description": "The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions." }, { "cwe_id": 937, "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities", "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013." }, { "cwe_id": 1035, "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities", "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017." } ], "exploits": [], "severity_range_score": "4.0 - 6.9", "exploitability": "0.5", "weighted_severity": "6.2", "risk_score": 3.1, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-7see-ex7a-9fdr" }