Moodle up to 1.9.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle up to 1.9.0. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-2228. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle up to 1.9.0 (Learning Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. 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 the MNET access-control interface in Moodle before 1.8.13 and 1.9.x before 1.9.9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving extended characters in a username.

The weakness was released 06/28/2010 by Emmanuel Bouillon (SkOd) as Bug 605809 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-2228 since 06/09/2010. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 T1059.007.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 47219 (Fedora 12 : moodle-1.9.9-1.fc12 (2010-10286)), 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 118503 (Fedora Update for Moodle (FEDORA-2010-10291)).

Upgrading to version 1.9.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (47219), SecurityFocus (BID 40944†), Secunia (SA40248†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26381†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-53839, VDB-53838 and VDB-53837. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 47219
Nessus Name: Fedora 12 : moodle-1.9.9-1.fc12 (2010-10286)
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OpenVAS ID: 862165
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for moodle FEDORA-2010-10286
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Moodle 1.9.1

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Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: Bug 605809
Researcher: Emmanuel Bouillon (SkOd)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-2228 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2228
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53836

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SecurityFocus: 40944 - Moodle Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 40248 - Moodle Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 26381 - Moodle Prior to 1.8.13 and 1.9-1.9.8 MNET Access-Control Interface XSS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-1530

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/18/2021 18:51
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (65), 02/28/2017 20:40 (16), 09/18/2021 18:51 (3)
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