Moodle up to 2.1.0 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle up to 2.1.0 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2014-0129. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Moodle up to 2.1.0 (Learning Management Software). Affected is an unknown code. 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

badges/mybadges.php in Moodle 2.5.x before 2.5.5 and 2.6.x before 2.6.2 does not properly track the user to whom a badge was issued, which allows remote authenticated users to modify the visibility of an arbitrary badge via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 03/24/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at moodle.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-0129 since 12/03/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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)).

Upgrading to version 2.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91962), Tenable (73260), SecurityFocus (BID 66337†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43871†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-66755, VDB-66754, VDB-66753 and VDB-66752. Once again VulDB remains the best 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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Moodle 2.1.1

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12/03/2013 🔍
01/04/2014 +32 days 🔍
03/17/2014 +72 days 🔍
03/24/2014 +7 days 🔍
03/24/2014 +0 days 🔍
04/02/2014 +9 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +356 days 🔍
05/08/2026 +4063 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: moodle.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0129 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0129
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66756
X-Force: 91962
SecurityFocus: 66337 - Moodle Badges Access Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 43871 - Moodle Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability via Unspecified Vectors, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/08/2026 21:21
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (66), 05/24/2017 10:56 (4), 02/06/2022 09:11 (3), 05/08/2026 21:21 (17)
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