Moodle 1.6/1.6.1 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Moodle 1.6/1.6.1. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-4936. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle 1.6/1.6.1 (Learning Management Software). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Moodle before 1.6.2 does not properly validate the module instance id when creating a course module object, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.

The weakness was presented 09/22/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at docs.moodle.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-4936 since 09/22/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/04/2018).

Upgrading to version 1.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-32415, VDB-32414, VDB-32413 and VDB-32412 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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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 1.6.2

Timelineinfo

09/22/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3093 days 🔍
08/04/2018 +1241 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: docs.moodle.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-4936 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4936
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32408
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 08/04/2018 09:51
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (43), 08/04/2018 09:51 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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