Input validation error in Moodle - CVE-2018-1043

 

Input validation error in Moodle - CVE-2018-1043

Published: January 22, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU37617
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1043
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: moodle.org
Affected software:
Moodle

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to manipulate data.

In Moodle 3.x, the setting for blocked hosts list can be bypassed with multiple A record hostnames.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-1043

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources