Moodle up to 2.2.1 Gradebook grade_export_form.php definition information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Moodle up to 2.2.1. This issue affects the function definition of the file grade_export_form.php of the component Gradebook. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-1158. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Moodle up to 2.2.1 (Learning Management Software). Affected by this vulnerability is the function definition of the file grade_export_form.php of the component Gradebook. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Moodle before 2.2.2 has a course information leak in gradebook where users are able to see hidden grade items in export

The bug was discovered 03/19/2012. The weakness was disclosed 11/14/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at moodle.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1158 since 02/14/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 52 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:grade_export_form.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59217 (Fedora 16 : moodle-2.0.8-2.fc16 (2012-7597)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.2.2 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 databases at Tenable (59217), SecurityFocus (BID 52631†) and OSVDB (80248†). The entries VDB-145564, VDB-145565, VDB-145566 and VDB-145568 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 59217
Nessus Name: Fedora 16 : moodle-2.0.8-2.fc16 (2012-7597)
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OpenVAS ID: 864154
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for moodle FEDORA-2012-5268
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Moodle 2.2.2

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02/14/2012 🔍
03/19/2012 +34 days 🔍
05/10/2012 +52 days 🔍
05/22/2012 +12 days 🔍
11/14/2019 +2732 days 🔍
11/15/2019 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: moodle.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-1158 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1158
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-145567
SecurityFocus: 52631
OSVDB: 80248

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Created: 11/15/2019 07:04
Updated: 11/15/2019 07:09
Changes: 11/15/2019 07:04 (46), 11/15/2019 07:09 (29)
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