Moodle prior 4.3.3/4.1.9 File Picker resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Moodle. This affects an unknown part of the component File Picker. This manipulation causes resource consumption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-25978. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle (Learning Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component File Picker. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insufficient file size checks resulted in a denial of service risk in the file picker's unzip functionality.

The weakness was presented 02/19/2024. The advisory is shared at git.moodle.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-25978 since 02/13/2024. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 4.3.3 or 4.1.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.moodle.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Moodle 4.3.3/4.1.9
Patch: git.moodle.org

Timelineinfo

02/13/2024 🔍
02/19/2024 +6 days 🔍
02/19/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/24/2025 +340 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2024-d2f180202f
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-25978 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-25978
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-254113

Entryinfo

Created: 02/19/2024 18:04
Updated: 01/24/2025 05:10
Changes: 02/19/2024 18:04 (49), 03/08/2024 12:01 (1), 03/08/2024 12:08 (1), 01/24/2025 05:10 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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