#VU43830 Information disclosure in Moodle - CVE-2011-4593

Vulnerability identifier: #VU43830

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-2011-4593

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.

Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.15, 2.0.x before 2.0.6, and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 does not properly handle user/action_redir group messages, which allows remote authenticated users to discover e-mail addresses by visiting the messaging interface.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Moodle: 1.9 - 1.9.14, 2.0 - 2.0.5, 2.1 - 2.1.2

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External links
https://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=e94113a859015a4a80b9397957b8fc4044e2951f
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=191762
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761248

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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.