Moodle up to 2.8.1 Essay Feedback access.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Moodle up to 2.8.1. This affects an unknown function of the file access.php of the component Essay Feedback Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-0216. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Moodle up to 2.8.1 (Learning Management Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file access.php of the component Essay Feedback Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

access.php in the Lesson module in Moodle 2.8.x before 2.8.2 does not set the RISK_XSS bit for graders, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via crafted essay feedback.

The weakness was shared 06/01/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at moodle.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-0216 since 11/18/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

By approaching the search of inurl:access.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81360 (Fedora 21 : moodle-2.7.5-1.fc21 (2015-1751)), 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 123327 (Fedora Security Update for moodle (FEDORA-2015-1751)).

Upgrading to version 2.8.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (81360), SecurityFocus (BID 72657†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50360†). The entries VDB-75639, VDB-75640, VDB-75641 and VDB-75642 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 81360
Nessus Name: Fedora 21 : moodle-2.7.5-1.fc21 (2015-1751)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for moodle FEDORA-2015-1751
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Upgrade: Moodle 2.8.2

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11/18/2014 🔍
01/19/2015 +62 days 🔍
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06/01/2015 +133 days 🔍
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Product: moodle.org

Advisory: moodle.org
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CVE: CVE-2015-0216 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0216
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75644
SecurityFocus: 72657 - Moodle CVE-2015-0216 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 50360 - Moodle 2.8 - 2.8.1 Remote XSS Vulnerability in Lessons Module via Crafed Essay Feedback, Medium

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Created: 06/02/2015 09:57
Updated: 05/19/2022 19:39
Changes: 06/02/2015 09:57 (63), 06/29/2017 07:41 (8), 05/19/2022 19:39 (3)
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