Moodle 2.6/2.6.1/2.6.2 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle 2.6/2.6.1/2.6.2. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-0217. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Moodle 2.6/2.6.1/2.6.2 (Learning Management Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

enrol/index.php in Moodle 2.6.x before 2.6.3 does not check for the moodle/course:viewhiddencourses capability before listing hidden courses, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive name and summary information about these courses by leveraging the guest role and visiting a crafted URL.

The weakness was presented 05/26/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at moodle.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0217 since 12/03/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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.

Upgrading to version 2.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93269), Tenable (74237), EUVD (EUVD-2022-3494), SecurityFocus (BID 67480†) and OSVDB (107112†). See VDB-69824, VDB-69822, VDB-69821 and VDB-69820 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Moodle 2.6.1

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12/03/2013 🔍
05/19/2014 +167 days 🔍
05/19/2014 +0 days 🔍
05/26/2014 +7 days 🔍
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06/01/2014 +6 days 🔍
03/25/2015 +297 days 🔍
05/26/2026 +4080 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: moodle.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0217 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0217
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69823
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X-Force: 93269
SecurityFocus: 67480 - Moodle courses Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 107112
Vulnerability Center: 44721 - Moodle Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability of Hidden Course Names by URL Manipulation, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 05/26/2026 23:53
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (64), 05/29/2017 10:25 (5), 03/22/2022 07:38 (3), 05/26/2026 23:53 (17)
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