Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2014-0125

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2014-0125

Published: March 24, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41895
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0125
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: moodle.org
Affected software:
Moodle

Detailed vulnerability description

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

repository/alfresco/lib.php in Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.9, 2.5.x before 2.5.5, and 2.6.x before 2.6.2 places a session key in a URL, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended Alfresco Repository file restrictions by impersonating a file's owner.


How to mitigate CVE-2014-0125

Install update from vendor's website.

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