Moodle up to 2.1.1 Google Search access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Moodle up to 2.1.1 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Google Search. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-1830. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Moodle up to 2.1.1 (Learning Management Software). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Google Search. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

user/view.php in Moodle through 2.1.10, 2.2.x before 2.2.8, 2.3.x before 2.3.5, and 2.4.x before 2.4.2 does not enforce the forceloginforprofiles setting, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive course-profile information by leveraging the guest role, as demonstrated by a Google search.

The weakness was disclosed 03/25/2013 as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared at git.moodle.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-1830 since 02/19/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65775 (Fedora 18 : moodle-2.3.6-1.fc18 (2013-4387)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.moodle.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (83058), Tenable (65775), SecurityFocus (BID 58660†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41011†). The entries VDB-63863, VDB-63862, VDB-63861 and VDB-63860 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 65775
Nessus Name: Fedora 18 : moodle-2.3.6-1.fc18 (2013-4387)
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OpenVAS ID: 865523
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for moodle FEDORA-2013-4387
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: git.moodle.org

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02/19/2013 +2052 days 🔍
03/25/2013 +34 days 🔍
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08/13/2013 +141 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +588 days 🔍
01/01/2022 +2475 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: git.moodle.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1830 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1830
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63857
X-Force: 83058
SecurityFocus: 58660
Vulnerability Center: 41011 - Moodle Before 2.4.2 Remote Sensitive Course-Profile Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 01/01/2022 17:54
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (65), 05/08/2017 09:11 (2), 01/01/2022 17:54 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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