Moodle up to 2.8.11/2.9.5/3.0.3 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Moodle up to 2.8.11/2.9.5/3.0.3. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-3731. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle up to 2.8.11/2.9.5/3.0.3 (Learning Management Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Moodle 3.0 through 3.0.3, 2.9 through 2.9.5, and 2.8 through 2.8.11 allows remote attackers to obtain the names of hidden forums and forum discussions.

The bug was discovered 05/18/2016. The weakness was released 04/20/2017 (oss-sec). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-3731 since 03/30/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 46 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91930 (FreeBSD : moodle -- multiple vulnerabilities (8656cf5f-4170-11e6-8dfe-002590263bf5)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (91930). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-100345, VDB-100347, VDB-100348 and VDB-100349. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 91930
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : moodle -- multiple vulnerabilities (8656cf5f-4170-11e6-8dfe-002590263bf5)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for moodle FEDORA-2016-286bacdbfb
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/30/2016 🔍
05/18/2016 +49 days 🔍
07/03/2016 +46 days 🔍
07/05/2016 +2 days 🔍
04/20/2017 +289 days 🔍
04/20/2017 +0 days 🔍
04/21/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/21/2020 +1340 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-3731 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3731
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100346
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-3731 - Moodle - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1035902

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2017 09:45
Updated: 12/21/2020 09:25
Changes: 04/21/2017 09:45 (69), 09/18/2020 17:15 (4), 12/21/2020 09:25 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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