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title: "CVE-2009-4299\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-4299?format=md
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# CVE-2009-4299

Publication date 16 December 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

mod/glossary/showentry.php in the Glossary module for Moodle 1.8 before
1.8.11 and 1.9 before 1.9.7 does not properly perform access control, which
allows attackers to read unauthorized Glossary entries via unknown vectors.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| moodle | 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life |
| 9.04 jaunty | Ignored end of life |
| 8.10 intrepid | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4299)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4299)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2009-4299)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4299)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4299>