Detections
Analytics
Moodle 2.9.x < 2.9.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 9521
Synopsis
The remote web server is hosting a web application that is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.Description
The remote web server hosts Moodle, an open-source course management system. Versions of Moodle 2.9.x prior to 2.9.7 are exposed to the following vulnerabilities :- A flaw exists that may allow an authenticated remote attacker to inject email addresses into the intended recipients of an email by changing their username to include another user's email address. This may result in other users potentially being saturated with emails. (CVE-2016-5013)
- A flaw exists in the event monitor tool that is triggered as notifications are still sent to users even after they can no longer access classes. This may allow an authenticated remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information in notifications. (CVE-2016-5014)
Solution
Upgrade to Moodle version 2.9.7 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 9521
Family: CGI
Published: 8/25/2016
Updated: 3/6/2019
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4
Temporal Score: 3.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:moodle:moodle
Patch Publication Date: 7/12/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/19/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-5013, CVE-2016-5014