Moodle up to 2.2.2 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-2361. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle (Learning Management Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. 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 admin/webservice/forms.php in the web services implementation in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.9, 2.1.x before 2.1.6, and 2.2.x before 2.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name field (aka the service name) to admin/webservice/service.php.

The weakness was disclosed 07/20/2012 by Dan Poltawski (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-2361 since 04/19/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple 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 T1059.007 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 2.0.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75750), Tenable (59335), SecurityFocus (BID 53632†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35722†). The entries VDB-61373, VDB-61372, VDB-61371 and VDB-61370 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 3.5
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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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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Moodle 2.0.8

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04/19/2012 🔍
05/21/2012 +32 days 🔍
05/21/2012 +0 days 🔍
07/20/2012 +60 days 🔍
07/20/2012 +0 days 🔍
07/26/2012 +6 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +970 days 🔍
12/06/2021 +2450 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Researcher: Dan Poltawski
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-2361 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2361
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61367
X-Force: 75750
SecurityFocus: 53632 - Moodle Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 35722 - The Web Services Implementation in Moodle Allows Cross Site Scripting, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/06/2021 16:08
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (56), 04/15/2017 15:56 (12), 12/06/2021 16:08 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:D48:103

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