VDB-61352 · CVE-2011-4589 · OpenVAS 863984

moodle up to 2.1.2 Restore restore_stepslib.php access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in moodle up to 2.1.2 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function in the library backup/moodle2/restore_stepslib.php of the component Restore. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-4589. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in moodle up to 2.1.2 (Learning Management Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code in the library backup/moodle2/restore_stepslib.php of the component Restore. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

backup/moodle2/restore_stepslib.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.6 and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 does not check for the moodle/course:changeidnumber privilege during handling of course ID numbers, which allows remote authenticated users to overwrite ID numbers via a restore action.

The weakness was disclosed 07/20/2012 as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared for download at git.moodle.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-4589 since 11/29/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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Upgrading to version 2.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.moodle.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component.

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

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OpenVAS ID: 863984
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for moodle FEDORA-2011-16833
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: moodle 2.0.1
Patch: git.moodle.org

Timelineinfo

11/29/2011 🔍
07/20/2012 +234 days 🔍
07/20/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +976 days 🔍
02/18/2019 +1428 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: git.moodle.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-4589 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4589
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61352
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 02/18/2019 15:50
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (55), 02/18/2019 15:50 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:B93:103

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