Moodle up to 2.2.1 Form Subscription subscribe/unsubscribe permission assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Moodle up to 2.2.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the file subscribe/unsubscribe of the component Form Subscription. Performing a manipulation results in permission assignment. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2012-1160. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Moodle up to 2.2.1 (Learning Management Software). This affects an unknown code of the file subscribe/unsubscribe of the component Form Subscription. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission assignment vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-732. The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Moodle before 2.2.2 has a permission issue in Forum Subscriptions where unenrolled users can subscribe/unsubscribe via mod/forum/index.php

The bug was discovered 03/19/2012. The weakness was shared 11/14/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at moodle.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-1160 since 02/14/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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. 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 (80250†). The entries VDB-145564, VDB-145565, VDB-145566 and VDB-145567 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission assignment
CWE: CWE-732 / CWE-275 / 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: 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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Moodle 2.2.2

Timelineinfo

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 🔍
11/15/2019 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: moodle.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-1160 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1160
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-145569
SecurityFocus: 52631
OSVDB: 80250

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2019 07:05
Updated: 11/15/2019 07:10
Changes: 11/15/2019 07:05 (45), 11/15/2019 07:10 (29)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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