Moodle Session Fixation Vulnerability

Summary
This host is running Moodle and is prone to session fixation vulnerability
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to conduct session fixation attacks. Impact level: System/Application
Solution
Upgrade to latest version 1.9.8 http://download.moodle.org/
Insight
The flaws are exists due to: - failure to enable 'Regenerate session id during login', which can be exploited to conduct session fixation attacks. - creating new roles when restoring a course, which allows teachers to create new accounts if they do not have the 'moodle/user:create' capability.
Affected
Moodle version 1.8.12 and prior Moodle version 1.9.x prior to 1.9.8
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