#VU43860 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2011-4293

Vulnerability identifier: #VU43860

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4293

CWE-ID: CWE-264

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 manipulate or delete data.

The theme implementation in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.4 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 triggers duplicate caching of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and JavaScript content, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and write to an operating-system temporary directory via unspecified vectors.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Moodle: 2.0 - 2.0.3, 2.1

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External links
https://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=e1c2a211f259821910be2cba23679d4176fb00a3
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=182736
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/14/1

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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.