VDB-101235 · CVE-2017-7490 · Qualys 276663

Moodle 2.x/3.x Capability Check access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Moodle 2.x/3.x. This affects an unknown part of the component Capability Check. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-7490. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Moodle 2.x/3.x (Learning Management Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Capability Check. 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. The summary by CVE is:

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, searching of arbitrary blogs is possible because a capability check is missing.

The bug was discovered 05/15/2017. The weakness was published 05/15/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at moodle.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7490 since 04/05/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed 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 09/26/2020). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 276663 (Fedora Security Update for moodle (FEDORA-2017-1f15fde598)).

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

Similar entries are available at VDB-101234 and VDB-101236. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for moodle FEDORA-2017-4cc8d795e0
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09/26/2020 +1229 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: moodle.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-7490 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7490
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101235
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-7490 - Moodle - Security Bypass Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2017 03:55
Updated: 09/26/2020 14:57
Changes: 05/16/2017 03:55 (62), 09/26/2020 14:57 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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