#VU19211 Cross-site request forgery in Moodle - CVE-2019-10186
Published: July 17, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19211
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10186
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Moodle
Moodle
Software vendor:
moodle.org
moodle.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin when loading or unloading XML files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and load or unload arbitrary XML files on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.