Moodle up to 1.9.3 course/lib.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library course/lib.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-0500. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle (Learning Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing in the library course/lib.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in course/lib.php in Moodle 1.6 before 1.6.9, 1.7 before 1.7.7, 1.8 before 1.8.8, and 1.9 before 1.9.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted log table information that is not properly handled when it is displayed in a log report.

The bug was discovered 02/04/2009. The weakness was disclosed 02/09/2009 (oss-sec). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-0500 since 02/09/2009. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:course/lib.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35691 (Debian DSA-1724-1 : moodle - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175148 (Debian Security Update for Moodle (DSA-1724)).

Upgrading to version 1.9.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48504), Tenable (35691), SecurityFocus (BID 33610†), OSVDB (54086†) and Secunia (SA33955†). The entries VDB-46404, VDB-46403, VDB-46401 and VDB-45104 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Learning Management Software

Name

• Moodle

Version

• 1.6
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.2
• 1.6.3
• 1.6.4
• 1.6.5
• 1.6.6
• 1.6.7
• 1.6.8
• 1.7
• 1.7.1
• 1.7.2
• 1.7.3
• 1.7.4
• 1.7.5
• 1.7.6
• 1.8
• 1.8.1
• 1.8.2
• 1.8.3
• 1.8.4
• 1.8.5
• 1.8.6
• 1.8.7
• 1.9
• 1.9.1
• 1.9.2
• 1.9.3

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://moodle.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Nessus ID: 35691
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1724-1 : moodle - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 63410
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1724-1 (moodle)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Moodle 1.9.3

Timelineinfo

02/04/2009 🔍
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02/09/2009 +5 days 🔍
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02/16/2009 +3 days 🔍
02/17/2009 +1 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2219 days 🔍
08/27/2019 +1624 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0500 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0500
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46402

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X-Force: 48504
SecurityFocus: 33610 - Moodle Log Table HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 33955
OSVDB: 54086 - CVE-2009-0500 - Moodle - Cross-site Scripting Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20853 - Moodle 1.6-1.6.8, 1.7-1.7.6, 1.8-1.8.7, 1.9-1.9.3 Log Table Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/27/2019 09:19
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (76), 08/27/2019 09:19 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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