Moodle 'tag/tag_autocomplete.php' Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

BID:71124

Info

Moodle 'tag/tag_autocomplete.php' Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 71124
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2014-7846
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 17 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:29PM
Credit: Frédéric Massart
Vulnerable: Moodle Moodle 2.7.2
Moodle Moodle 2.6.5
Moodle Moodle 2.6.3
Moodle Moodle 2.6.2
Moodle Moodle 2.6.1
Moodle Moodle 2.5.8
Moodle Moodle 2.5.6
Moodle Moodle 2.5.4
Moodle Moodle 2.5.2
Moodle Moodle 2.5.1
Moodle Moodle 2.4.10
Moodle Moodle 2.4.8
Moodle Moodle 2.4.6
Moodle Moodle 2.4.5
Moodle Moodle 2.4.4
Moodle Moodle 2.4.3
Moodle Moodle 2.3.11
Moodle Moodle 2.3.9
Moodle Moodle 2.3.8
Moodle Moodle 2.3.7
Moodle Moodle 2.3.6
Moodle Moodle 2.3.3
Moodle Moodle 2.3.2
Moodle Moodle 2.3.1
Moodle Moodle 2.2.11
Moodle Moodle 2.2.10
Moodle Moodle 2.2.9
Moodle Moodle 2.2.6
Moodle Moodle 2.2.5
Moodle Moodle 2.2.4
Moodle Moodle 2.2.3
Moodle Moodle 2.2.2
Moodle Moodle 2.2.1
Moodle Moodle 2.1.9
Moodle Moodle 2.1.8
Moodle Moodle 2.1.7
Moodle Moodle 2.1.6
Moodle Moodle 2.1.5
Moodle Moodle 2.1.4
Moodle Moodle 2.1.2
Moodle Moodle 2.1.1
Moodle Moodle 2.0.10
Moodle Moodle 2.0.9
Moodle Moodle 2.0.8
Moodle Moodle 2.0.7
Moodle Moodle 2.0.5
Moodle Moodle 2.0.4
Moodle Moodle 2.0.3
Moodle Moodle 2.0.2
Moodle Moodle 2.0.1
Moodle Moodle 1.9.18
Moodle Moodle 1.9.17
Moodle Moodle 1.9.16
Moodle Moodle 1.9.14
Moodle Moodle 1.9.13
Moodle Moodle 1.9.12
Moodle Moodle 1.9.11
Moodle moodle 1.9.10
Moodle moodle 1.9.9
Moodle moodle 1.9.8
Moodle moodle 1.9.7
Moodle moodle 1.9.6
Moodle Moodle 1.9.5
Moodle moodle 1.9.4
Moodle moodle 1.9.3
Moodle moodle 1.9.2
Moodle Moodle 1.9.1
Moodle moodle 1.8.14
Moodle moodle 1.8.13
Moodle moodle 1.8.11
Moodle moodle 1.8.10
Moodle moodle 1.8.9
Moodle moodle 1.8.8
Moodle moodle 1.8.7
Moodle moodle 1.8.6
Moodle moodle 1.8.5
Moodle moodle 1.8.4
Moodle moodle 1.8.3
Moodle moodle 1.8.2
Moodle Moodle 1.8.1
Moodle moodle 1.7.7
Moodle moodle 1.7.6
Moodle moodle 1.7.5
Moodle moodle 1.7.4
Moodle moodle 1.7.3
Moodle moodle 1.7.2
Moodle moodle 1.7.1
Moodle moodle 1.6.9
Moodle moodle 1.6.8
Moodle moodle 1.6.7
Moodle moodle 1.6.6
Moodle moodle 1.6.5
Moodle moodle 1.6.4
Moodle moodle 1.6.3
Moodle moodle 1.6.2
Moodle moodle 1.6
Moodle moodle 1.5.2
Moodle moodle 1.5.1
Moodle moodle 1.5
Moodle moodle 1.4.3
Moodle moodle 1.4.2
Moodle moodle 1.4.1
Moodle moodle 1.3.4
Moodle moodle 1.3.3
Moodle moodle 1.3.2
Moodle moodle 1.3.1
Moodle moodle 1.3
Moodle Moodle 1.2.2
Moodle moodle 1.2.1
Moodle moodle 1.2
Moodle moodle 1.1.1
Moodle Moodle 2.7.1
Moodle Moodle 2.7
Moodle Moodle 2.6.4
Moodle Moodle 2.6
Moodle Moodle 2.5.7
Moodle Moodle 2.5.5
Moodle Moodle 2.5.3
Moodle Moodle 2.5
Moodle Moodle 2.4.9
Moodle Moodle 2.4.7
Moodle Moodle 2.4.2
Moodle Moodle 2.4.11
Moodle Moodle 2.4.1
Moodle Moodle 2.4
Moodle Moodle 2.3.5
Moodle Moodle 2.3.4
Moodle Moodle 2.3.10
Moodle Moodle 2.3
Moodle Moodle 2.2.8
Moodle Moodle 2.2.7
Moodle Moodle 2.2
Moodle Moodle 2.1.3
Moodle Moodle 2.1.10
Moodle Moodle 2.1
Moodle Moodle 2.0.6
Moodle Moodle 2.0
Moodle Moodle 1.9.20
Moodle Moodle 1.9.19
Moodle Moodle 1.9.18+
Moodle Moodle 1.9.17+
Moodle Moodle 1.9.15
Moodle moodle 1.9
Moodle Moodle 1.8
Moodle moodle 1.7
Moodle Moodle 1.6
Moodle Moodle 1.5
Moodle Moodle 1.4.5
Moodle Moodle 1.4.4
Moodle Moodle 1.4.1
Moodle Moodle 1.3
Moodle moodle 1.18.2.3
Moodle moodle 1.18.2.2
BEA Systems Weblogic Proxy Plugin 1.5.3
Not Vulnerable: Moodle Moodle 2.7.3
Moodle Moodle 2.6.6
Moodle Moodle 2.5.9
Moodle Moodle 2.8

Discussion

Moodle 'tag/tag_autocomplete.php' Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Moodle is prone to an unauthorized-access vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to gain unauthorized access and and perform unauthorized actions. This may aid in further attacks.

Versions prior to Moodle 2.8, 2.7.3, 2.6.6 and 2.5.9 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Moodle 'tag/tag_autocomplete.php' Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue using a web browser.

Solution / Fix

Moodle 'tag/tag_autocomplete.php' Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Moodle 'tag/tag_autocomplete.php' Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

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