Moodle up to 1.9.7 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Moodle and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2010-1616. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Moodle (Learning Management Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Moodle 1.8.x and 1.9.x before 1.9.8 can create new roles when restoring a course, which allows teachers to create new accounts even if they do not have the moodle/user:create capability.

The weakness was presented 04/29/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1616. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49717 (Debian DSA-2115-1 : 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 165222 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2010:011)).

Upgrading to version 1.9.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (57552), Tenable (49717), SecurityFocus (BID 39150†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25674†). See VDB-50963, VDB-50962, VDB-53839 and VDB-53838 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 49717
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2115-1 : moodle - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800767
OpenVAS Name: Moodle Session Fixation Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Moodle 1.9.3

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04/29/2010 +27 days 🔍
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05/23/2025 +3718 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1616 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1616
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52993

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X-Force: 57552
SecurityFocus: 39150 - Moodle Prior to 1.9.8/1.8.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 25674 - Moodle Prior to 1.9.8 user/view.php Remote Authenticated New Roles and Accounts Creation, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/23/2025 02:02
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (58), 02/24/2017 09:47 (9), 09/08/2021 17:01 (4), 09/08/2021 17:08 (1), 05/23/2025 02:02 (18)
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