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Moodle 1.9.x < 1.9.19 DoS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 9402

Synopsis

The remote web server is hosting a web application that is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack vector.

Description

The remote web server hosts Moodle, an open-source course management system. Versions of Moodle 1.9.x prior to 1.9.19 are exposed to a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when searching database activities, which will cause an exhaustion of CPU resources. This will result in loss of availability for the program and the system. (CVE-2012-3398)

Solution

Upgrade to Moodle version 1.9.19 or later.

See Also

https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_1.9.19_release_notes

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 9402

Family: CGI

Published: 7/21/2016

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:moodle:moodle

Patch Publication Date: 7/9/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/17/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3398

BID: 54481