CVE-2011-4133 Moodle vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery
Remote attackers can hijack user sessions to modify RSS feeds in Moodle via CSRF, requiring victim interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-4133?
CVE-2011-4133 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 16 Jul 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.11 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims for requests that modify an RSS feed in an RSS block.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4133?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 1.9.0 | 1.9.11 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 1.9.0 | 1.9.11 |
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4133?
Upgrade moodle/moodle to 1.9.11 or later.
Is CVE-2011-4133 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4133 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Moodle Moodle
- CVE-2006-4935 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2006-4936 Moodle does not properly validate module instance id
- CVE-2004-2233 Unknown "front page vulnerability with Moodle servers" for Moodle before 1.3.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVE-2004-2235 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2004-2236 Other in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7cvw-wrj9-q5fp.