Moodle 1.8.3 Installation install.php dbname cross site scripting

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A vulnerability has been found in Moodle 1.8.3 (Learning Management Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file install.php of the component Installation. The manipulation of the argument dbname with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in install.php for Moodle 1.8.3, and possibly other versions before 1.8.4, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dbname parameter. NOTE: this issue only exists until the installation is complete.

The bug was discovered 01/11/2008. The weakness was shared 01/11/2008 by Hanno Bock (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-0123 since 01/07/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:install.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29985 (Fedora 8 : moodle-1.8.4-1.fc8 (2008-0610)), 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.

Upgrading to version 1.8.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39630) and Tenable (29985). The entry 40993 is related to this item.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 29985
Nessus Name: Fedora 8 : moodle-1.8.4-1.fc8 (2008-0610)
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OpenVAS ID: 860185
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Moodle 1.8.3

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Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Hanno Bock
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-0123 (🔍)
X-Force: 39630
Vulnerability Center: 17417 - Moodle 1.8.3 install.php Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 27259 - Moodle 'install.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 28838
OSVDB: 42675 - Moodle install.php cross-site scripting
Vupen: ADV-2008-0164

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/04/2019 07:11
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (78), 08/04/2019 07:11 (8)
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