Moodle help.php information disclosure
| moodle-help-information-disclosure (28903) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Moodle could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by an error in the scheduled backups module and the help.php script. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, which could be used to launch further attacks on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Moodle (1.6.2 or later), available from the Moodle Web site. See References.
References:
- Moodle Web site: A Free, Open Source Course Management System for Online Learning.
- Moodle Web site: Release Notes - MoodleDOcs - Moodle 1.6.2.
- BID-19995: Moodle Multiple Input Validation and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-4786: Moodle 1.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via (1) help.php and (2) other unspecified vectors involving scheduled backups.
- CVE-2006-4938: help.php in Moodle before 1.6.2 does not check the existence of certain help files before including them, which might allow remote authenticated users to obtain the path in an error message.
- CVE-2006-4939: backup/backup_scheduled.php in Moodle before 1.6.2 generates trace data with the full backup pathname even when debugging is disabled, which might allow attackers to obtain the pathname.
- SA21899: Moodle Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3591: Moodle Multiple Modules Cross Site Scripting and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Moodle Moodle 1.6.1 and prior
Reported:
Sep 13, 2006
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