Moodle up to 2.3.1 Capabilities access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Moodle up to 2.3.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component Capabilities. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-4401. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Moodle up to 2.3.1 (Learning Management Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Capabilities. 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. CVE summarizes:

Moodle 2.2.x before 2.2.5 and 2.3.x before 2.3.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended capability restrictions and perform certain topic changes by leveraging course-editing capabilities.

The weakness was released 09/19/2012 by Alex as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared for download at git.moodle.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-4401 since 08/21/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62338 (Fedora 17 : moodle-2.2.5-1.fc17 (2012-14348)), 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 (78675), Tenable (62338), SecurityFocus (BID 55565†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36383†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-62340, VDB-62339, VDB-62338 and VDB-62337. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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

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Nessus ID: 62338
Nessus Name: Fedora 17 : moodle-2.2.5-1.fc17 (2012-14348)
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OpenVAS ID: 864758
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for moodle FEDORA-2012-14348
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: Moodle 2.2.3
Patch: git.moodle.org

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12/14/2021 +2457 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: git.moodle.org
Researcher: Alex
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4401 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4401
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62336
X-Force: 78675
SecurityFocus: 55565 - Moodle Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 36383 - Moodle 2.2.x Before 2.2.5 and 2.3.x Before 2.3.2 Allows Remote Security Bypass, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/14/2021 08:02
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (61), 04/17/2017 12:34 (11), 12/14/2021 08:02 (3)
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