Moodle Mobile Auto-Login Feature redirect

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Moodle. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Mobile Auto-Login Feature. Executing a manipulation can lead to redirect. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-35652. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Moodle (Learning Management Software) (the affected version unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Mobile Auto-Login Feature. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a redirect vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-601. A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An open redirect issue was found in Moodle due to improper sanitization of user-supplied data in mobile auto-login feature. A remote attacker can create a link that leads to a trusted website, however, when clicked, it redirects the victims to arbitrary URL/domain. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to perform a phishing attack and steal potentially sensitive information.

The weakness was disclosed 07/26/2022. The advisory is shared for download at git.moodle.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-35652 since 07/12/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1204.001.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 261457 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-35652), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.moodle.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (261457). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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Class: Redirect
CWE: CWE-601
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 261457
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-35652

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: git.moodle.org

Timelineinfo

07/12/2022 🔍
07/26/2022 +14 days 🔍
07/26/2022 +0 days 🔍
09/06/2025 +1137 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2022-7e7ce7df2e
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-35652 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-35652
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-205012

Entryinfo

Created: 07/26/2022 15:43
Updated: 09/06/2025 00:19
Changes: 07/26/2022 15:43 (39), 08/27/2022 08:36 (1), 08/27/2022 08:40 (11), 09/06/2025 00:19 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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