CVE-2018-1042 Moodle SSRF Vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit a Server Side Request Forgery vulnerability in the Moodle filepicker to access internal resources or bypass security controls.

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-2018-1042?

CVE-2018-1042 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 22 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Moodle 3.x has Server Side Request Forgery in the filepicker.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1042?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.13.1.10
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.13.1.10
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.23.2.7
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.23.2.7
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.33.3.4
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.33.3.4
2 more packages
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.43.4.1
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.43.4.1

Products include Moodle Moodle.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1042?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 3.1.10, 3.2.7, 3.3.4 or 3.4.1.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2018-1042 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1042 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

All Moodle Moodle vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qqjv-mc2v-p7mc, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1042.

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