82062 : Moodle question:use Permission Weakness Arbitrary Quiz Question Addition
Printer | http://osvdb.org/82062 | Email This | Edit Vulnerability

Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
3	425	12 months ago	6 months ago	5 times	100%

Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-05-21

Description

Moodle contains a flaw that is triggered when the question:use permissions are not properly checked when adding questions to a quiz. This may allow an attacker to add arbitrary questions to a quiz.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.9.18, 2.0.9, 2.1.6, or 2.2.3 or higher, as they have been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Moodle Trust	Moodle	2.2.0
		2.2
		2.2.0-rc1
		2.2.0 beta
		2.2.1
		2.1.0
		2.1.1
		2.1.2
		2.1.3
		2.1.4
		2.1.5

References

CVE ID: 2012-2355 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 49233
Related OSVDB ID: 82060 82061 82063 82064 82065 82066 82067 82068 82069 82070 82071 82072 82073 82074
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-32240
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=203043
Other Advisory URL: http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/2

Credit

Tim Hunt

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2012-07-23 | Disagree?

Comments

Add Comment Hide Add Comment

No Comments.

The database information may change without any notice. Use of the information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition, and there are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. In no event shall the copyright holder or distributor (OSVDB or OSF) be held liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use or spread of this information.