Moodle up to 2.4.6 Session improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Moodle up to 2.4.6. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Session. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2014-0214. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle up to 2.4.6 (Learning Management Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Session. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

login/token.php in Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.10, 2.5.x before 2.5.6, and 2.6.x before 2.6.3 creates a MoodleMobile web-service token with an infinite lifetime, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack sessions via a brute-force attack.

The weakness was published 05/26/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at moodle.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-0214 since 12/03/2013. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/02/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74237 (Fedora 19 : moodle-2.4.10-1.fc19 (2014-6577)), 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 12953 (Moodle Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (MSA-14-0014 - MSA-14-0017 , MSA-14-0019)).

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 (93266), Tenable (74237), EUVD (EUVD-2022-2342), SecurityFocus (BID 67478†) and OSVDB (107109†). Similar entries are available at VDB-69824, VDB-69823, VDB-69822 and VDB-69821. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 74237
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : moodle-2.4.10-1.fc19 (2014-6577)
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OpenVAS ID: 867240
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for moodle FEDORA-2014-10802
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12/03/2013 🔍
05/19/2014 +167 days 🔍
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05/26/2014 +7 days 🔍
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06/01/2014 +6 days 🔍
03/25/2015 +297 days 🔍
04/02/2026 +4026 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: moodle.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-0214 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0214
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69820
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X-Force: 93266
SecurityFocus: 67478 - Moodle MoodleMobile Token Expiry Security Bypass Weakness
OSVDB: 107109
Vulnerability Center: 44718 - Moodle Remote Session Hijacking due Unexpired Token in MoodleMobile, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 04/02/2026 20:36
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (65), 05/29/2017 10:25 (5), 03/22/2022 07:22 (3), 04/02/2026 20:36 (15)
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