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 rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-2229. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle up to 1.9.0 (Learning Management Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in blog/index.php in Moodle before 1.8.13 and 1.9.x before 1.9.9 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters.

The weakness was disclosed 06/28/2010 by Emmanuel Bouillon (SkOd) (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-2229 since 06/09/2010. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 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 X-Force (59544), Tenable (49717), SecurityFocus (BID 40944†), Secunia (SA40248†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26379†). The entries VDB-53839, VDB-53838, VDB-53836 and VDB-52996 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 49717
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2115-1 : moodle - several vulnerabilities
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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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03/19/2015 +1711 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: DSA-2115⛔
Researcher: Emmanuel Bouillon (SkOd)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-2229 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2229
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53837

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X-Force: 59544
SecurityFocus: 40944 - Moodle Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 40248 - Moodle Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 26379 - Moodle Prior to 1.8.13 and 1.9-1.9.8 Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-1530

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/18/2021 18:58
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (62), 02/28/2017 20:40 (16), 09/18/2021 18:58 (4)
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