VDB-121135 · CVE-2018-10891 · BID 104739

Moodle up to 3.1.12/3.3.6/3.4.3/3.5.0 Quiz Question injection

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A vulnerability has been found in Moodle up to 3.1.12/3.3.6/3.4.3/3.5.0 (Learning Management Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Quiz Question Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in moodle before versions 3.5.1, 3.4.4, 3.3.7, 3.1.13. When a quiz question bank is imported, it was possible for the question preview that is displayed to execute JavaScript that is written into the question bank.

The bug was discovered 07/16/2018. The weakness was published 07/10/2018 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-10891 since 05/09/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1055 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111595 (Fedora 27 : moodle (2018-ebb1e572c0)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277443 (Fedora Security Update for moodle (FEDORA-2018-ebb1e572c0)).

Upgrading to version 3.1.13, 3.3.7, 3.4.4 or 3.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (111595). Similar entries are available at 121133 and 121134.

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Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 111595
Nessus Name: Fedora 27 : moodle (2018-ebb1e572c0)
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Upgrade: Moodle 3.1.13/3.3.7/3.4.4/3.5.1

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Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2018-ebb1e572c0
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CVE: CVE-2018-10891 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 104739 - Moodle CVE-2018-10891 Remote Code Injection Vulnerability

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Created: 07/11/2018 10:56
Updated: 04/06/2023 08:32
Changes: 07/11/2018 10:56 (75), 03/01/2020 17:52 (5), 04/06/2023 08:31 (14), 04/06/2023 08:32 (1)
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