Moodle 3.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (Sep 2017) - Linux
🗓️ 15 May 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moodle cross-site scripting vulnerability (CNVD-2017-27611) | 19 Sep 201700:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2017-12156 | 18 Sep 201704:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2017-12156 | 18 Sep 201704:00 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2022-3034 | 3 Oct 202520:07 | – | euvd | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: moodle-3.1.8-1.fc25 | 30 Sep 201710:19 | – | fedora | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 26 Update: moodle-3.2.5-1.fc26 | 28 Sep 201720:01 | – | fedora | |
| Fedora 26 : moodle (2017-9a452dc893) | 29 Sep 201700:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 25 : moodle (2017-c840f79347) | 3 Oct 201700:00 | – | nessus | |
| Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-12156 | 4 Sep 202500:00 | – | nessus | |
| Moodle XSS Vulnerability | 17 May 202200:51 | – | github |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/100848 |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/100867 |
| moodle | www.moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php |
| moodle | www.moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php |
| moodle | www.moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php |
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.113185");
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:"2018-05-15 11:42:45 +0200 (Tue, 15 May 2018)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2017-09-21 15:11:00 +0000 (Thu, 21 Sep 2017)");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_cve_id("CVE-2017-12156", "CVE-2017-12157");
script_name("Moodle 3.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (Sep 2017) - 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:
Form on the feedback 'non-respondents' page does not escape the value of subject thus creating self-XSS.
This can be used to attack another user by tricking them into opening malicious URL whilst in an open Moodle session.
Number of course reports allowed teachers to view details about users in the groups they can't access.
user_can_view_profile() incorrectly assumes $course as shared course. This fix may affect plugins using this API function,
there is no exploit in standard Moodle.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Moodle versions through 3.1.7, 3.2.0 through 3.2.4 and 3.3.0 through 3.3.1.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 3.1.8, 3.2.5 or 3.3.2 respectively.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=358585");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100848");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100867");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=358586");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=358587");
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: "3.1.8" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version: version, fixed_version: "3.1.8", install_path: path );
security_message( port: port, data: report );
exit( 0 );
}
if( version_in_range( version: version, test_version: "3.2.0", test_version2: "3.2.4" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version: version, fixed_version: "3.2.5", install_path: path );
security_message( port: port, data: report );
exit( 0 );
}
if( version_in_range( version: version, test_version: "3.3.0", test_version2: "3.3.1" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version: version, fixed_version: "3.3.2", install_path: path );
security_message( port: port, data: report );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );
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