Moodle up to 1.3.3 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Moodle up to 1.3.3. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-2237. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Moodle up to 1.3.3 (Learning Management Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in Moodle before 1.3.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to "strings in Moodle texts."

The weakness was presented 08/11/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at osvdb.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-2237 since 07/17/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/25/2018).

Upgrading to version 1.3.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (8522†) and Secunia (SA12262†). See VDB-23142, VDB-23141, VDB-23140 and VDB-23139 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Learning Management Software

Name

• Moodle

Version

• 1.1.1
• 1.2
• 1.2.1
• 1.3
• 1.3.1
• 1.3.2
• 1.3.3

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://moodle.org/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Moodle 1.3.4

Timelineinfo

08/11/2004 🔍
08/11/2004 +0 days 🔍
08/11/2004 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +141 days 🔍
07/17/2005 +198 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3522 days 🔍
06/25/2018 +1204 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2004-2237 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2237
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23143
Secunia: 12262 - Moodle "Post.php" Cross-Site Scripting and Unspecified Moodle Text Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 8522 - Moodle Unspecified Text Strings Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:19
Updated: 06/25/2018 09:12
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (48), 06/25/2018 09:12 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:F0E:103

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