Moodle up to 2.4.4 Access Restriction access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Moodle. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2013-2242. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle (Learning Management Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Access Restriction. 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:

mod/chat/gui_sockets/index.php in Moodle through 2.1.10, 2.2.x before 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.8, 2.4.x before 2.4.5, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 does not consider the mod/chat:chat capability before authorizing daemon-mode chat, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via an HTTP session to a chat server.

The weakness was presented 07/29/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared at moodle.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-2242 since 02/19/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/04/2022). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69006 (Fedora 18 : moodle-2.3.8-2.fc18 (2013-12950)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (85838), Tenable (69006), SecurityFocus (BID 61178†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40837†). See VDB-64557, VDB-64556, VDB-64555 and VDB-64554 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Learning Management Software

Name

• Moodle

Version

• 2.1
• 2.1.1
• 2.1.2
• 2.1.3
• 2.1.4
• 2.1.5
• 2.1.6
• 2.1.7
• 2.1.8
• 2.1.9
• 2.1.10
• 2.2
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2
• 2.2.3
• 2.2.4
• 2.2.5
• 2.2.6
• 2.2.7
• 2.2.8
• 2.2.9
• 2.2.10
• 2.3.1
• 2.3.2
• 2.3.3
• 2.3.4
• 2.3.5
• 2.3.6
• 2.3.7
• 2.4.1
• 2.4.2
• 2.4.3
• 2.4.4

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://moodle.org/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 69006
Nessus Name: Fedora 18 : moodle-2.3.8-2.fc18 (2013-12950)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 866263
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for moodle FEDORA-2013-12950
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/19/2013 🔍
07/15/2013 +146 days 🔍
07/15/2013 +0 days 🔍
07/23/2013 +8 days 🔍
07/29/2013 +6 days 🔍
07/29/2013 +0 days 🔍
08/05/2013 +7 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +596 days 🔍
01/04/2022 +2478 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: moodle.org
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2013-2242 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2242
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64553
X-Force: 85838
SecurityFocus: 61178 - Moodle CVE-2013-2242 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 40837 - Moodle Multiple Versions Remote Security Bypass by an Authenticated User due to Improper Authorization of daemon-mode Chat, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/04/2022 08:52
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (65), 05/07/2017 11:42 (4), 01/04/2022 08:52 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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