Moodle up to 1.3.3 post.php reply cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Moodle up to 1.3.3. Affected is an unknown function of the file post.php. This manipulation of the argument reply causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2004-1711. 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 1.3.3 (Learning Management Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file post.php. The manipulation of the argument reply with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in post.php in Moodle before 1.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the reply parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 08/06/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1711 since 02/26/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:post.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14257 (Moodle 'post.php' 'reply' Parameter XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 1.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16924), Tenable (14257), SecurityFocus (BID 10884†), Secunia (SA12262†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5097†). The entry VDB-23143 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 14257
Nessus Name: Moodle 'post.php' 'reply' Parameter XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 14257
OpenVAS Name: Moodle post.php XSS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Moodle 1.3

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05/24/2019 +1501 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1711 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1711
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22087
X-Force: 16924
SecurityFocus: 10884 - Moodle 'post.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 12262
Vulnerability Center: 5097 - Moodle post.php is Vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting, Medium

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Created: 04/14/2015 13:16
Updated: 05/24/2019 09:41
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:16 (71), 05/24/2019 09:41 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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