Moodle 1.9.x < 1.9.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 9527

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 1.9.x prior to 1.9.18 are exposed to the following vulnerabilities :

- A flaw exists that allows a remote cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This flaw exists because the application does not validate certain input upon submission to the 'blog/index.php' script. This may allow a user to create a specially crafted URL that would execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser within the trust relationship between their browser and the server. (CVE-2012-2362)
- A flaw exists that may allow an attacker to carry out an SQL injection attack. The issue is due to certain input when adding calendar events not being properly sanitized before it is used in SQL queries. This may allow an attacker to inject or manipulate SQL queries in the back-end database, allowing for the manipulation or disclosure of arbitrary data. (CVE-2012-2363)

Solution

Upgrade to Moodle version 1.9.18 or later.

See Also

http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=203052

http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=203053

https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_1.9.18_release_notes

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 9527

Family: CGI

Published: 8/26/2016

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Temporal Score: 6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:moodle:moodle

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/21/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2362, CVE-2012-2363

BID: 53627