Moodle up to 2.1.1 Subsystem access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Moodle up to 2.1.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Subsystem. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-0123. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle up to 2.1.1 (Learning Management Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Subsystem. 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:

The wiki subsystem in Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.9, 2.5.x before 2.5.5, and 2.6.x before 2.6.2 does not properly restrict (1) view and (2) edit access, which allows remote authenticated users to perform wiki operations by leveraging the student role and using the Recent Activity block to reach the individual wiki of an arbitrary student.

The weakness was released 03/24/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at moodle.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0123 since 12/03/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. Required 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 05/08/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73260 (Fedora 19 : moodle-2.4.9-1.fc19 (2014-4152)), 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 121953 (Fedora Security Update for Moodle (FEDORA-2014-4163, FEDORA-2014-4152)).

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 (91965), Tenable (73260), SecurityFocus (BID 66331†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44779†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-66756, VDB-66755, VDB-66754 and VDB-66753. 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: 73260
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : moodle-2.4.9-1.fc19 (2014-4152)
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OpenVAS ID: 867647
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for moodle FEDORA-2014-4152
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12/03/2013 🔍
03/17/2014 +104 days 🔍
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03/24/2014 +7 days 🔍
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06/05/2014 +73 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +292 days 🔍
05/08/2026 +4063 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: moodle.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-0123 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0123
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66751
X-Force: 91965
SecurityFocus: 66331 - Moodle Wiki Recent Activity Block Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 44779 - Moodle <=2.3.11, 2.4-2.4.8, 2.5-2.5.4, 2.6-2.6.1 Remote Security Bypass of Wiki Operations, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/08/2026 20:40
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (65), 05/30/2017 00:03 (4), 02/06/2022 08:58 (3), 05/08/2026 20:40 (15)
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