VDB-61297 · CVE-2011-4289 · GCVE-0-2011-4289

Moodle 2.0/2.0.1/2.0.2 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle 2.0/2.0.1/2.0.2. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-4289. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle 2.0/2.0.1/2.0.2 (Learning Management Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not recognize the configuration setting that makes e-mail addresses visible only to course members, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive address information by reading a full profile page.

The weakness was disclosed 07/16/2012 as MDL-26621 respect email privacy settings on the main user profile and fix missing... as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared at git.moodle.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-4289 since 11/04/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.moodle.org.

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Productinfo

Type

Learning Management Software

Name

Moodle

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://moodle.org/

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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: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 181991e791a13a3c383234718c26c499e31d3df1

Timelineinfo

11/04/2011 🔍
07/16/2012 +255 days 🔍
07/16/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +980 days 🔍
12/06/2021 +2450 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: MDL-26621 respect email privacy settings on the main user profile and fix missing...
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-4289 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4289
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61297
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/06/2021 09:35
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (49), 02/18/2019 14:52 (2), 12/06/2021 09:35 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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