Moodle 3.x Glossary Search information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Moodle 3.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Glossary Search. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-5012. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Moodle 3.x (Learning Management Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Glossary Search. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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The bug was discovered 07/19/2016. The weakness was presented 01/20/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5012 since 05/24/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 18 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92770 (FreeBSD : moodle -- multiple vulnerabilities (3ddcb42b-5b78-11e6-b334-002590263bf5)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (92770) and SecurityFocus (BID 92041†). See VDB-95734 and VDB-95735 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 92770
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : moodle -- multiple vulnerabilities (3ddcb42b-5b78-11e6-b334-002590263bf5)
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05/24/2016 🔍
07/19/2016 +56 days 🔍
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08/06/2016 +18 days 🔍
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01/20/2017 +165 days 🔍
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07/28/2020 +1285 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5012 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5012
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95733
SecurityFocus: 92041 - Moodle CVE-2016-5012 Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5012 - Moodle - Information Disclosure Issue

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Created: 01/20/2017 15:11
Updated: 07/28/2020 12:40
Changes: 01/20/2017 15:11 (66), 07/28/2020 12:40 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:CA3:103

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