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CVE-2016-2154: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

May 13, 2022 (updated January 26, 2024)

admin/tool/monitor/lib.php in Event Monitor in Moodle 2.8.x before 2.8.11, 2.9.x before 2.9.5, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3 does not consider the moodle/course:viewhiddencourses capability, which allows remote authenticated users to discover hidden course names by subscribing to a rule.

References

  • git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-51167
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/1
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-fmq9-58q4-xjw5
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/214950de2a4149f0efeabf62b0978901c1c68015
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/406a0efd3720d3b9214508b2e47b8f4401061312
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/475362630ba4c5073a05b1c81caf3a7f3f373cd1
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/4e5732e7fe0e9363618039d434cb5b774a8772b0
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/89b97390d0bedd2567d61723f76caa222026d5fb
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/ff7bacf32bbe148a7ab6db3b5fa69e106e54d6a4
  • moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=330176
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2154
  • web.archive.org/web/20160424224349/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035333

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.8.0 before 2.8.11, all versions starting from 2.9.0 before 2.9.5, all versions starting from 3.0.0 before 3.0.3

Fixed versions

  • 2.8.11
  • 2.9.5
  • 3.0.3

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.8.11, 2.9.5, 3.0.3 or above.

Impact 4.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Source file

packagist/moodle/moodle/CVE-2016-2154.yml

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