Moodle up to 2.2.2 HTML Rendering lib/filelib.php HTML injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Moodle. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library lib/filelib.php of the component HTML Rendering. Such manipulation leads to HTML injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-2364. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle (Learning Management Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality in the library lib/filelib.php of the component HTML Rendering. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a html injection 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lib/filelib.php 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 an assignment submission with zip compression, leading to text/html rendering during a "download all" action.

The weakness was published 07/20/2012 as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is available at git.moodle.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-2364 since 04/19/2012. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. 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/filelib.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. 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. 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-35727†). Similar entries are available at VDB-61373, VDB-61372, VDB-61371 and VDB-61369. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: HTML injection
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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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: Patch
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Upgrade: Moodle 2.0.8
Patch: ce4126c7a9e07dd0514f7ac297b5e60cad0b8d20

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06/07/2012 +49 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-2012-2364 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2364
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61370
SecurityFocus: 53626
Vulnerability Center: 35727 - Moodle 2.0.x Before 2.0.9, 2.1.x Before 2.1.6, and 2.2.x Before 2.2.3 XSS Vulnerability, Medium

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/06/2021 16:37
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (57), 04/15/2017 15:57 (9), 12/06/2021 16:30 (3), 12/06/2021 16:37 (3)
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