Moodle up to 2.2.2 Authentication Service information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Moodle up to 2.2.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Authentication Service. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-2357. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Moodle up to 2.2.2 (Learning Management Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Authentication Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Multi-Authentication feature in the Central Authentication Service (CAS) functionality in auth/cas/cas_form.html in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.6 and 2.2.x before 2.2.3 does not use HTTPS, which allows remote attackers to obtain credentials by sniffing the network.

The weakness was presented 07/20/2012 as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at git.moodle.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-2357. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59335 (Fedora 17 : moodle-2.2.3-1.fc17 (2012-8284)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 2.2.2 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (59335) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35715†). See VDB-61373, VDB-61372, VDB-61371 and VDB-61370 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 59335
Nessus Name: Fedora 17 : moodle-2.2.3-1.fc17 (2012-8284)
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OpenVAS ID: 864323
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for moodle FEDORA-2012-8284
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: Moodle 2.2.2
Patch: 895e76ea51c462c18ad66e0761ad76cd26a63ecf

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04/19/2012 🔍
06/07/2012 +49 days 🔍
07/20/2012 +43 days 🔍
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07/26/2012 +6 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +970 days 🔍
12/06/2021 +2450 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: git.moodle.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2357 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2357
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61363
SecurityFocus: 53626
Vulnerability Center: 35715 - Moodle 2.1.x Before 2.1.6 and 2.2.x Before 2.2.3 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/06/2021 15:39
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (56), 04/14/2017 21:48 (8), 12/06/2021 15:34 (4), 12/06/2021 15:39 (3)
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