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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Moodle (Learning Management Software). This affects an unknown part of the component Capabilities. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

admin/roles/override.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.9, 2.1.x before 2.1.6, and 2.2.x before 2.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging the teacher role and modifying their own capabilities, as demonstrated by obtaining the backup:userinfo capability.

The weakness was published 07/20/2012 by Dan Poltawski as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared at git.moodle.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-2359 since 04/19/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59335 (Fedora 17 : moodle-2.2.3-1.fc17 (2012-8284)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 2.0.8 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 vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75748) and Tenable (59335). Similar entries are available at 61373, 61372, 61371 and 61370.

Productinfo

Type

• Learning Management Software

Name

• Moodle

Version

• 2.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.0.2
• 2.0.3
• 2.0.4
• 2.0.5
• 2.0.6
• 2.0.7
• 2.0.8
• 2.1
• 2.1.1
• 2.1.2
• 2.1.3
• 2.1.4
• 2.1.5
• 2.2
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

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Nessus ID: 59335
Nessus Name: Fedora 17 : moodle-2.2.3-1.fc17 (2012-8284)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 864323
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for moodle FEDORA-2012-8284
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Moodle 2.0.8
Patch: 0f75e1e6272db0303abc8e27362e5c3a1344b82f

Timelineinfo

04/19/2012 🔍
05/21/2012 +32 days 🔍
05/21/2012 +0 days 🔍
07/20/2012 +60 days 🔍
07/20/2012 +0 days 🔍
07/26/2012 +6 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +970 days 🔍
12/06/2021 +2450 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: git.moodle.org
Researcher: Dan Poltawski
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2012-2359 (🔍)
X-Force: 75748
Vulnerability Center: 35719 - admin/roles/override.php in Moodle Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 53632 - Moodle Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/06/2021 15:56
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (59), 04/14/2017 23:13 (12), 12/06/2021 15:51 (3), 12/06/2021 15:56 (2)
Complete: 🔍

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