CVE-2013-2079 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated students can bypass authorization checks to read other users' assignment submissions 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-2013-2079?
CVE-2013-2079 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 25 May 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
mod/assign/locallib.php in the assignment module in Moodle 2.3.x before 2.3.7 and 2.4.x before 2.4.4 does not consider capability requirements during the processing of ZIP assignment-archive download (aka downloadall) requests, which allows remote authenticated users to read other users' assignments by leveraging the student role.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2079?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2079?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2013-2079 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2079 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-x6xq-cgc6-h2fq.