CVE-2013-1836 Moodle does not properly manage privileges for WebDAV repositories

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Authenticated users can read, modify, or delete arbitrary site-wide WebDAV repositories due to improper privilege management in Moodle.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2013-1836?

CVE-2013-1836 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 25 Mar 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Moodle 2.x through 2.1.10, 2.2.x before 2.2.8, 2.3.x before 2.3.5, and 2.4.x before 2.4.2 does not properly manage privileges for WebDAV repositories, which allows remote authenticated users to read, modify, or delete arbitrary site-wide repositories by leveraging certain read access.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1836?

6 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 2.0.02.2.8
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 2.0.02.2.8
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 2.3.02.3.5
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 2.3.02.3.5
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 2.4.02.4.2
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 2.4.02.4.2

Products include Moodle Moodle.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1836?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 2.2.8, 2.3.5 or 2.4.2.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2013-1836 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1836 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Moodle Moodle vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-664q-mrxx-2x2v, UBUNTU-CVE-2013-1836.

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