Moodle up to 1.9.2 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Moodle. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2008-5432. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Moodle (Learning Management Software). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Moodle before 1.6.8, 1.7 before 1.7.6, 1.8 before 1.8.7, and 1.9 before 1.9.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Wiki page name (aka page title).

The bug was discovered 10/20/2008. The weakness was shared 12/11/2008 by Mike (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5432 since 12/11/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 52 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40068 (openSUSE Security Update : moodle (moodle-445)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.4.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47193), Tenable (40068), SecurityFocus (BID 32714†), OSVDB (50627†) and Secunia (SA33079†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 40068
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : moodle (moodle-445)
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OpenVAS ID: 63060
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1691-1 (moodle)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Moodle 1.4.5

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10/20/2008 🔍
12/09/2008 +50 days 🔍
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12/11/2008 +2 days 🔍
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01/19/2009 +39 days 🔍
01/26/2009 +7 days 🔍
07/21/2009 +176 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2065 days 🔍
08/26/2019 +1623 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Researcher: Mike
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-5432 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5432
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45399

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X-Force: 47193
SecurityFocus: 32714 - Moodle Wiki Page Name Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 33079
OSVDB: 50627 - Moodle - Wiki Page Name Cross Site Scripting Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20636 - Moodle Wiki Page Name Remote Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-3405

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/26/2019 09:29
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (78), 08/26/2019 09:29 (5)
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