Moodle 1.9.x < 1.9.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities

low Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8709

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 prior to 1.9.12 are potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- A security bypass flaw exists in Group/Quiz permissions that could allow a teacher assigned to a particular group to access quiz reports for students in other groups. (MSA-11-0013 / CVE-2011-4288)

- A vulnerability assessment performed by a third party has revealed multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Specifically, these affect URL encoding within the script 'lib/weblib.php'. (MSA-11-0015 / CVE-2011-4290)

Solution

Upgrade to Moodle version 1.9.12 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 8709

Family: CGI

Published: 4/20/2015

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:moodle:moodle

Patch Publication Date: 5/10/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4288, CVE-2011-4290

BID: 73650

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