Moodle up to 2.2.1 Course Information coursetagslib.php information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Moodle up to 2.2.1. The impacted element is an unknown function in the library coursetagslib.php of the component Course Information Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-1161. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Moodle up to 2.2.1 (Learning Management Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block in the library coursetagslib.php of the component Course Information Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

Moodle before 2.2.2: Course information leak via hidden courses being displayed in tag search results

The bug was discovered 03/19/2012. The weakness was published 11/14/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at moodle.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-1161 since 02/14/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. 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 52 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:coursetagslib.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 (80251†). Similar entries are available at VDB-145564, VDB-145565, VDB-145566 and VDB-145567. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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 🔍
11/15/2019 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: moodle.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-1161 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1161
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-145570
SecurityFocus: 52631
OSVDB: 80251

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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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