#VU42702 Information disclosure in Moodle - CVE-2013-2243


| Updated: 2020-08-11

Vulnerability identifier: #VU42702

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2243

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Moodle
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: moodle.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to gain access to sensitive information.

mod/lesson/pagetypes/matching.php in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.8, 2.4.x before 2.4.5, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive answer information by reading the HTML source code of a document.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Moodle: 2.1 - 2.1.9, 2.2 - 2.2.11, 2.3 - 2.3.7, 2.4 - 2.4.4, 2.5


External links
https://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-39546
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=232500


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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