Moodle up to 2.4.4 mod/feedback/lib.php access control

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A vulnerability has been found in Moodle and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function in the library mod/feedback/lib.php. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2013-2246. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Moodle (Learning Management Software). This affects an unknown part in the library mod/feedback/lib.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

mod/feedback/lib.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/feedback:view capability before displaying recent feedback, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via a request for all course feedback that has occurred since a specified time.

The weakness was disclosed 07/29/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared at moodle.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-2246 since 02/19/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:mod/feedback/lib.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. 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 and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69006) and SecurityFocus (BID 61178†). The entries VDB-64556, VDB-64555, VDB-64554 and VDB-64553 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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