SB2013112617 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Moodle

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SB2013112617 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Moodle

Published: November 26, 2013 Updated: January 16, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2013112617
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4522)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

lib/filelib.php in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.10, 2.4.x before 2.4.7, and 2.5.x before 2.5.3 does not send "Cache-Control: private" HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by requesting a file that had been previously retrieved by a caching proxy server.


2) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4523)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in message/lib.php in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.10, 2.4.x before 2.4.7, and 2.5.x before 2.5.3. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


3) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4524)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in repository/filesystem/lib.php in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.10, 2.4.x before 2.4.7, and 2.5.x before 2.5.3. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a . (dot dot) in a path.


4) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4525)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in mod/quiz/report/responses/responses_table.php in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.10, 2.4.x before 2.4.7, and 2.5.x before 2.5.3. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References