Moodle up to 2.2.3 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle up to 2.2.3. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-3394. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle up to 2.2.3 (Learning Management Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

auth/ldap/ntlmsso_attempt.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.10, 2.1.x before 2.1.7, 2.2.x before 2.2.4, and 2.3.x before 2.3.1 redirects users from an https LDAP login URL to an http URL, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

The weakness was published 07/23/2012 by Daniel Compton as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at git.moodle.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-3394 since 06/14/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 61385 (Fedora 16 : moodle-2.0.10-1.fc16 (2012-11028)), 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 2.2.3 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 X-Force (76960), Tenable (61385), SecurityFocus (BID 54481†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40763†). Similar entries are available at VDB-61399, VDB-61398, VDB-61397 and VDB-61396. 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: 61385
Nessus Name: Fedora 16 : moodle-2.0.10-1.fc16 (2012-11028)
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OpenVAS ID: 864582
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for moodle FEDORA-2012-11028
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Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: Moodle 2.2.3
Patch: 9d8d2ee6192e8b7ebb6713bd6215e06f94e2a9f7

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06/14/2012 🔍
07/17/2012 +33 days 🔍
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07/23/2012 +6 days 🔍
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07/30/2013 +372 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +601 days 🔍
12/06/2021 +2450 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: git.moodle.org
Researcher: Daniel Compton
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3394 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3394
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61395
X-Force: 76960
SecurityFocus: 54481 - Moodle Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49890
Vulnerability Center: 40763 - Moodle Remote Leakage of Information due to a Redirect from HTTPS to HTTP (CVE-2012-3394), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/06/2021 22:26
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (66), 05/07/2017 11:25 (5), 12/06/2021 22:13 (4), 12/06/2021 22:26 (1)
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