Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 4 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2017-7489 CVE-2017-7490 CVE-2017-7491 CVE-2017-7298 |
CWE-ID | CWE-269 CWE-20 CWE-352 CWE-79 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Moodle Web applications / Other software |
Vendor | moodle.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU38992
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7489
CWE-ID:
CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.
In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, remote authenticated users can take ownership of arbitrary blogs by editing an external blog link.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsMoodle: 2.7.0 - 3.2.2
External linkshttp://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=352353
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU38993
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7490
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, searching of arbitrary blogs is possible because a capability check is missing.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsMoodle: 2.7.0 - 3.2.2
External linkshttp://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=352354
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU38994
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7491
CWE-ID:
CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsMoodle: 2.7.0 - 3.2.2
External linkshttp://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=352355
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU39346
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7298
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.
In Moodle 3.2.2+, there is XSS in the Course summary filter of the "Add a new course" page, as demonstrated by a crafted attribute of an SVG element.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsMoodle: 3.2.2
External linkshttp://www.daimacn.com/index.php/post/12.html
http://www.daimacn.com/post/12.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97182
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.