Moodle up to 1.9.6 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Moodle up to 1.9.6. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-4297. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle up to 1.9.6 (Learning Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Moodle 1.8 before 1.8.11 and 1.9 before 1.9.7 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via unknown vectors.

The weakness was shared 12/15/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-4297 since 12/11/2009. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43121 (Fedora 12 : moodle-1.9.7-1.fc12 (2009-13065)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165156 (SUSE Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2010:004)).

Upgrading to version 1.9.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54721), Tenable (43121), SecurityFocus (BID 37244†), Secunia (SA37614†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24845†). The entries VDB-51473, VDB-51472, VDB-51245 and VDB-51223 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 43121
Nessus Name: Fedora 12 : moodle-1.9.7-1.fc12 (2009-13065)
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OpenVAS ID: 66807
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1986-1 (moodle)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Moodle 1.9.3

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11/26/2009 🔍
12/02/2009 +6 days 🔍
12/08/2009 +6 days 🔍
12/11/2009 +3 days 🔍
12/14/2009 +3 days 🔍
12/15/2009 +1 days 🔍
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02/16/2010 +63 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1856 days 🔍
08/28/2021 +2355 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-4297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51154

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X-Force: 54721
SecurityFocus: 37244 - Moodle Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 37614 - Moodle Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 24845 - Moodle Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-3455

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/28/2021 17:48
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (64), 02/21/2017 08:05 (14), 08/28/2021 17:48 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:FA3:103

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