Moodle up to 2.1.1 mod/wiki/pagelib.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Moodle up to 2.1.1. This impacts an unknown function in the library mod/wiki/pagelib.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2011-4299. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle up to 2.1.1 (Learning Management Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library mod/wiki/pagelib.php. 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mod/wiki/pagelib.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.5 and 2.1.x before 2.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a wiki comment.

The weakness was published 07/11/2012 as Bug 747444 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-4299 since 11/04/2011. 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. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:mod/wiki/pagelib.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-61245, VDB-61244, VDB-61243 and VDB-61242. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Learning Management Software

Name

Moodle

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://moodle.org/

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Moodle 2.0.1
Patch: a459fd90625ae44d7b3ac10b65da2dc631a418e7

Timelineinfo

11/04/2011 🔍
07/11/2012 +250 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +985 days 🔍
12/05/2021 +2449 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: Bug 747444
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-4299 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4299
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61235
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/05/2021 22:35
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (50), 02/18/2019 10:07 (2), 12/05/2021 22:35 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:251:103

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