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A vulnerability was found in Moodle (Learning Management Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part in the library mod/forum/deprecatedlib.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Forum module in Moodle through 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.6, and 2.7.x before 2.7.3 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that set a tracking preference within (1) mod/forum/deprecatedlib.php, (2) mod/forum/forum.js, (3) mod/forum/index.php, or (4) mod/forum/lib.php.

The weakness was released 11/24/2014 by SkOd as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at git.moodle.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-7838 since 10/03/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

By approaching the search of inurl:mod/forum/deprecatedlib.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13071 (Moodle Multiple Security Vulnerabilities(MSA-14-0036 - MSA-14-0048)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.moodle.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (98708). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 72975, 72974, 72973 and 72972.

Productinfo

Type

• Learning Management Software

Name

• Moodle

Version

• 2.4.11
• 2.5
• 2.5.1
• 2.5.2
• 2.5.3
• 2.5.4
• 2.5.5
• 2.5.6
• 2.5.7
• 2.5.8
• 2.6
• 2.6.1
• 2.6.2
• 2.6.3
• 2.6.4
• 2.6.5
• 2.7
• 2.7.1
• 2.7.2

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
Google Hack: 🔍

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Patch: git.moodle.org

Timelineinfo

10/03/2014 🔍
11/17/2014 +45 days 🔍
11/17/2014 +0 days 🔍
11/24/2014 +7 days 🔍
11/24/2014 +0 days 🔍
12/08/2014 +14 days 🔍
03/27/2015 +109 days 🔍
04/04/2022 +2565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: git.moodle.org
Researcher: SkOd
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2014-7838 (🔍)
X-Force: 98708
SecurityTracker: 1031215
Vulnerability Center: 47458 - Moodle CSRF Vulnerabilities in the Forum Module - CVE-2014-7838, Medium
SecurityFocus: 71125 - Moodle 'mod/forum/settracking.php' Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/04/2022 13:18
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (60), 06/13/2017 09:20 (5), 04/04/2022 13:18 (3)
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