Moodle up to 2.1.1 Login access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle up to 2.1.1. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Login. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-0009. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Moodle up to 2.1.1 (Learning Management Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Login. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

course/loginas.php in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.8, 2.5.x before 2.5.4, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1 does not enforce the moodle/site:accessallgroups capability requirement for outside-group users in a SEPARATEGROUPS configuration, which allows remote authenticated users to perform "login as" actions via a direct request.

The weakness was disclosed 01/20/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at moodle.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0009 since 12/03/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/31/2022). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72225 (Fedora 19 : moodle-2.4.8-1.fc19 (2014-1377)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12838 (Moodle Information Disclosure and Unauthorized Content Modification Vulnerabilities).

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 (90578), Tenable (72225), SecurityFocus (BID 65027†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43135†). The entries VDB-66128 and VDB-66126 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 72225
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : moodle-2.4.8-1.fc19 (2014-1377)
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OpenVAS ID: 867259
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for moodle FEDORA-2014-1377
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01/20/2013 🔍
11/18/2013 +302 days 🔍
12/03/2013 +15 days 🔍
01/20/2014 +48 days 🔍
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02/04/2014 +15 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +413 days 🔍
01/31/2022 +2505 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: moodle.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-0009 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0009
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66127
X-Force: 90578
SecurityFocus: 65027 - Moodle Group Permission Access Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1029648
Vulnerability Center: 43135 - Moodle Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability due to an Error in the lib/adminlib.php Page, Medium

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Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/31/2022 13:11
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (59), 05/20/2017 10:19 (10), 01/31/2022 13:04 (3), 01/31/2022 13:11 (1)
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