SB2017012424 - Fedora 24 update for moodle

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SB2017012424 - Fedora 24 update for moodle

Published: January 24, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017012424
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.


1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8642)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


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

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, the question engine allows access to files that should not be available.


2) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8643)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to manipulate data.

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, non-admin site managers may accidentally edit admins via web services.


3) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8644)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


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

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, the capability to view course notes is checked in the wrong context.


4) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2576)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, there is incorrect sanitization of attributes in forums.


5) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2578)

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

In Moodle 3.x, there is XSS in the assignment submission page.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References