Moodle 3.1.2 File Manager unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Moodle 3.1.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component File Manager. This manipulation causes unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-9186. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Moodle 3.1.2 (Learning Management Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component File Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the "legacy course files" and "file manager" modules in Moodle 3.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, and then accessing it via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 11/04/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at packetstormsecurity.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-9186 since 11/04/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1608.002 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95299 (Fedora 24 : moodle (2016-026ee97af7)), 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 11725 (Moodle File Upload and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (95299) and SecurityFocus (BID 94190†). Similar entries are available at VDB-93326 and VDB-93327. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 95299
Nessus Name: Fedora 24 : moodle (2016-026ee97af7)
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OpenVAS ID: 703430
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for moodle FEDORA-2016-026ee97af7
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11/07/2016 +3 days 🔍
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09/29/2022 +2134 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2016-026ee97af7
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-9186 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9186
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93325
SecurityFocus: 94190 - Moodle CVE-2016-9186 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/07/2016 22:11
Updated: 09/29/2022 15:18
Changes: 11/07/2016 22:11 (63), 05/26/2019 16:56 (14), 09/29/2022 15:12 (3), 09/29/2022 15:18 (1)
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