Moodle up to 2.1.1 access control

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Moodle up to 2.1.1 (Learning Management Software). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The time-validation implementation in (1) mod/feedback/complete.php and (2) mod/feedback/complete_guest.php in Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.9, 2.5.x before 2.5.5, and 2.6.x before 2.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended restrictions on starting a Feedback activity by choosing an unavailable time.

The weakness was published 03/24/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at moodle.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-0127 since 12/03/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/06/2022). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73260 (Fedora 19 : moodle-2.4.9-1.fc19 (2014-4152)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121953 (Fedora Security Update for Moodle (FEDORA-2014-4163, FEDORA-2014-4152)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91968), Tenable (73260), SecurityFocus (BID 66326†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44786†). Similar entries are available at VDB-66756, VDB-66754, VDB-66753 and VDB-66752.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 73260
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : moodle-2.4.9-1.fc19 (2014-4152)
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OpenVAS ID: 867647
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for moodle FEDORA-2014-4152
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03/17/2014 +104 days 🔍
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06/05/2014 +73 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +292 days 🔍
02/06/2022 +2511 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: moodle.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-0127 (🔍)
X-Force: 91968
SecurityFocus: 66326 - Moodle Feedback Activity Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 44786 - Moodle <=2.3.11, 2.4-2.4.8, 2.5-2.5.4, 2.6-2.6.1 Remote Security Bypass in Feedback Activity, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM
Updated: 02/06/2022 09:09 AM
Changes: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM (64), 05/30/2017 09:11 AM (4), 02/06/2022 09:09 AM (3)
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