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Moodle 2.x / 3.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (May 2016) - Linux

🗓️ 08 May 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AGType 
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Moodle 2.x / 3.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (May 2016) - Linux. Vulnerabilities in user editing form, obtaining names of hidden forums, capability check to access other badges, restore teacher feature, and CSRF vulnerability in markposts.ph

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:moodle:moodle";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.113175");
  script_version("2025-09-12T05:38:45+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-12 05:38:45 +0000 (Fri, 12 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-05-08 13:00:00 +0200 (Tue, 08 May 2018)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-12-01 14:54:00 +0000 (Tue, 01 Dec 2020)");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-3729", "CVE-2016-3731", "CVE-2016-3732", "CVE-2016-3733", "CVE-2016-3734");

  script_name("Moodle 2.x / 3.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (May 2016) - Linux");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_moodle_cms_detect.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("moodle/detected", "Host/runs_unixoide");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Moodle CMS is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The following vulnerabilities exist:

  The user editing form allows remote authenticated users to edit profile fields locked by the administrator.

  Moodle allows remote attackers to obtain the names of hidden forums and forum discussions.

  The capability check to access other badges allows remote authenticated users to read the badges of other users.

  The 'restore teacher' feature allows remote authenticated users to overwrite the course idnumber.

  Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in markposts.php allows remote attackers to
  hijack the authentication of users for requests that marks forum posts as read.");
  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could have effects ranging from information disclosure to
  disallowed modifications.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Moodle versions through 2.7.13, 2.8.0 through 2.8.11, 2.9.0 through 2.9.5 and 3.0.0 through 3.0.3.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 2.7.14, 2.8.12, 2.9.6 or 3.0.4 respectively.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/4");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91281");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335933");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe: CPE ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( port: port, cpe: CPE, exit_no_version: TRUE ) )
  exit( 0 );

version = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];

if( version_is_less( version: version, test_version: "2.7.14" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version: version, fixed_version: "2.7.14", install_path: path );
  security_message( port: port, data: report );
  exit( 0 );
}

if( version_in_range( version: version, test_version: "2.8.0", test_version2: "2.8.11" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version: version, fixed_version: "2.8.12", install_path: path );
  security_message( port: port, data: report );
  exit( 0 );
}

if( version_in_range( version: version, test_version: "2.9.0", test_version2: "2.9.5" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version: version, fixed_version: "2.9.6", install_path: path );
  security_message( port: port, data: report );
  exit( 0 );
}

if( version_in_range( version: version, test_version: "3.0.0", test_version2: "3.0.3" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version: version, fixed_version: "3.0.4", install_path: path );
  security_message( port: port, data: report );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );

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