Moodle up to 2.2.1 External Enrollment Plugin Context check externallib.php get_enrolled_users integrity check

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Moodle up to 2.2.1. Affected is the function get_enrolled_users in the library externallib.php of the component External Enrollment Plugin Context check. This manipulation causes integrity check. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-1170. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle up to 2.2.1 (Learning Management Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function get_enrolled_users in the library externallib.php of the component External Enrollment Plugin Context check. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integrity check vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-354. The product does not validate or incorrectly validates the integrity check values or "checksums" of a message. This may prevent it from detecting if the data has been modified or corrupted in transmission. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Moodle before 2.2.2 has an external enrolment plugin context check issue where capability checks are not thorough

The bug was discovered 03/19/2012. The weakness was presented 11/14/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at moodle.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1170 since 02/14/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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. By approaching the search of inurl:externallib.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 (80252†). See VDB-145564, VDB-145565, VDB-145566 and VDB-145567 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Integrity check
CWE: CWE-354 / CWE-345
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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-2012-1170 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1170
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-145573
SecurityFocus: 52631
OSVDB: 80252

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2019 07:06
Updated: 11/15/2019 07:11
Changes: 11/15/2019 07:06 (46), 11/15/2019 07:11 (29)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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