VDB-61298 · CVE-2011-4290 · OpenVAS 69967

Moodle up to 1.9.11 lib/weblib.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle up to 1.9.11. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function in the library lib/weblib.php. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2011-4290. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle up to 1.9.11 (Learning Management Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing in the library lib/weblib.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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in lib/weblib.php in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.12 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to URL encoding.

The weakness was presented 07/16/2012 as MDL-26966 improve self URL validation as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is available at git.moodle.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-4290 since 11/04/2011. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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

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

See VDB-61302, VDB-61301, VDB-61300 and VDB-61299 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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: 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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OpenVAS ID: 69967
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2262-1 (moodle)
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Countermeasuresinfo

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Patch: 5a3010310bff0b3946804a72ca2d6bc166a0028f

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-26966 improve self URL validation
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-4290 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4290
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61298
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/06/2021 09:37
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (52), 02/18/2019 14:54 (4), 12/06/2021 09:37 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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