Moodle 2.0/2.0.1/2.0.2/2.0.3/2.1 Capabilities lib/db/access.php access control
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A vulnerability was found in Moodle 2.0/2.0.1/2.0.2/2.0.3/2.1 (Learning Management Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block in the library lib/db/access.php of the component Capabilities. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
lib/db/access.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.4 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 assigns incorrect capabilities to the course-creator role, which allows remote authenticated users to modify course filters by leveraging this role.
The weakness was shared 07/16/2012 as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared for download at git.moodle.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-4296 since 11/04/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
By approaching the search of inurl:lib/db/access.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
Upgrading to version 2.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.moodle.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component.
The entries 61305, 61302, 61301 and 61300 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Upgrade: Moodle 2.0.1
Patch: 88d823c1f491a3c74f67bbf74306a8d1109dee02
Timeline
11/04/2011 🔍07/16/2012 🔍
07/16/2012 🔍
03/23/2015 🔍
12/06/2021 🔍
Sources
Product: moodle.orgAdvisory: git.moodle.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-4296 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 12/06/2021 09:54
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (51), 02/18/2019 15:14 (2), 12/06/2021 09:54 (3)
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