#VU30615 Information disclosure in Moodle


Published: 2019-11-14 | Updated: 2020-07-17

Vulnerability identifier: #VU30615

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1155

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Moodle
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: moodle.org

Description

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

Moodle has a database activity export permission issue where the export function of the database activity module exports all entries even those from groups the user does not belong to

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Moodle: 2.2 - 2.2.1


External links
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077635.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078209.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078210.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080712.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081047.html
http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1155
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1155
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=198621
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1155


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.


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