Moodle up to 1.9.6 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Moodle up to 1.9.6. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-4299. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Moodle up to 1.9.6 (Learning Management Software). Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

mod/glossary/showentry.php in the Glossary module for Moodle 1.8 before 1.8.11 and 1.9 before 1.9.7 does not properly perform access control, which allows attackers to read unauthorized Glossary entries via unknown vectors.

The weakness was released 12/15/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-4299. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44850 (Debian DSA-1986-1 : 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. 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 (54704), Tenable (44850), SecurityFocus (BID 37244†), Secunia (SA37614†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24847†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-51473, VDB-51472, VDB-51245 and VDB-51223. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Learning Management Software

Name

• Moodle

Version

• 1.8
• 1.8.1
• 1.8.2
• 1.8.3
• 1.8.4
• 1.8.5
• 1.8.7
• 1.8.8
• 1.8.9
• 1.8.10
• 1.9
• 1.9.1
• 1.9.2
• 1.9.3
• 1.9.4
• 1.9.5
• 1.9.6

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://moodle.org/

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

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 44850
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1986-1 : moodle - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 66807
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1986-1 (moodle)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Moodle 1.9.3

Timelineinfo

11/26/2009 🔍
12/02/2009 +6 days 🔍
12/08/2009 +6 days 🔍
12/11/2009 +2 days 🔍
12/15/2009 +4 days 🔍
12/15/2009 +0 days 🔍
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-2009-4299 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4299
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51156

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X-Force: 54704
SecurityFocus: 37244 - Moodle Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 37614 - Moodle Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 24847 - Moodle Remote Bypass Security Restrictions Vulnerability due to an Error in the Showentry.php Script, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-3455

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/28/2021 18:10
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (62), 02/21/2017 08:06 (13), 08/28/2021 18:03 (3), 08/28/2021 18:10 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:3F9:103

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