Moodle 2.7/2.8/2.9 Text Profile Field cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Moodle 2.7/2.8/2.9. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Text Profile Field. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2015-3274. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Moodle 2.7/2.8/2.9 (Learning Management Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Text Profile Field. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was presented 07/13/2015 as MSA-15-0028 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at moodle.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-3274 since 04/10/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86032 (Fedora 23 : moodle-2.9.1-1.fc23 (2015-14987)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124077 (Fedora Security Update for moodle (FEDORA-2015-14988)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (104542), Tenable (86032), SecurityFocus (BID 75716†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032877†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57633†). See VDB-75652, VDB-75653, VDB-75654 and VDB-75655 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality 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: 86032
Nessus Name: Fedora 23 : moodle-2.9.1-1.fc23 (2015-14987)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for moodle FEDORA-2015-14996
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Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: MSA-15-0028
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3274 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3274
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76423
X-Force: 104542 - Moodle text profile fields cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 75716 - Moodle 'user/lib.php' Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032877
Vulnerability Center: 57633 - Moodle XSS Vulnerability in User/lib.php - CVE-2015-3274, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/14/2015 11:38
Updated: 05/31/2022 09:12
Changes: 07/14/2015 11:38 (80), 02/02/2019 11:20 (12), 05/31/2022 09:12 (3)
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