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Moodle Multiple Vulnerabilities and Security Issues
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA13515
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Release Date:
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2004-12-17
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Last Update:
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2005-01-03
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Popularity:
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11,182 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Unknown
Security Bypass
Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Moodle 1.2.x
Moodle 1.3.x
Moodle 1.4.x
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Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities and security issues have been reported in Moodle. Some of these can potentially be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information, and bypass certain security restrictions, and others have unknown impacts.
1) Some unspecified input validation errors results in cookie data and parameters for RSS feeds, ip atlas, glossary, forum, theme selection, SCORM module and document viewer not being properly validated.
2) An unspecified error may disclose uploaded files.
3) An unspecified error can be exploited to conduct directory traversal attacks.
4) An unspecified problem may disclose hidden activity glossaries.
5) An error may result in calendar events being disclosed to guest users.
6) An input validation error in "file.php" can be exploited to disclose session files via directory traversal attacks.
Example:
http://[victim]/moodle/file.php?file=/1/../sessions/
Some other unspecified issues have also been reported.
The vulnerabilities and security issues have been reported in version 1.4.2. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 1.4.3.
http://moodle.org/download/
Provided and/or discovered by:
1-5) Reported by vendor.
6) Bartek Nowotarski
Changelog:
2005-01-03: Added further information provided by Bartek Nowotarski. Updated "Description" section.
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