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A vulnerability has been found in Moodle 2.7 (Learning Management Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation 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:
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in admin/tool/task/scheduledtasks.php in Moodle 2.7.x before 2.7.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors that trigger a crafted (1) error or (2) success message for a scheduled task.
The weakness was disclosed 07/29/2014 as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared for download at git.moodle.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-3550 since 05/14/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13018 (Moodle Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (MSA-14-0030) and (MSA-14-0031)).
Upgrading to version 2.7 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 vulnerability database at X-Force (94728). The entry 70491 is pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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OpenVAS ID: 867240
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for moodle FEDORA-2014-10802
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Upgrade: Moodle 2.7
Patch: git.moodle.org
Timeline
05/14/2014 🔍07/21/2014 🔍
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Sources
Product: moodle.orgAdvisory: git.moodle.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-3550 (🔍)
X-Force: 94728
Vulnerability Center: 45856 - Moodle Remote XSS Vulnerability via Scheduled Task Error Messages, Medium
SecurityFocus: 68762 - Moodle CVE-2014-3550 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 03/26/2015 12:07Updated: 06/04/2017 10:53
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (64), 06/04/2017 10:53 (4)
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