Moodle up to 1.9.0 attemptid cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Moodle up to 1.9.0. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument attemptid causes cross-site request forgery. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-2231. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Moodle up to 1.9.0 (Learning Management Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument attemptid 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in report/overview/report.php in the quiz module in Moodle before 1.8.13 and 1.9.x before 1.9.9 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that delete quiz attempts via the attemptid parameter.

The weakness was shared 06/28/2010 by Emmanuel Bouillon (SkOd) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-2231. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 Tenable (49717), SecurityFocus (BID 40944†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26273†). The entries VDB-53838, VDB-53837, VDB-53836 and VDB-52996 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for 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: 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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06/09/2010 🔍
06/17/2010 +8 days 🔍
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06/28/2010 +11 days 🔍
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07/05/2010 +7 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1718 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-2010-2231 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2231
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53839

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SecurityFocus: 40944 - Moodle Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 40248
Vulnerability Center: 26273 - Moodle Prior to 1.8.13 and 1.9.0 - 1.9.8 Remote Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/18/2021 19:19
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (60), 02/28/2017 11:33 (11), 09/18/2021 19:12 (5), 09/18/2021 19:19 (2)
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