CVE-2018-10890 Moodle Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Attackers can retrieve hidden course categories via the core_course_get_categories web service, exposing unauthorized data.
- 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-2018-10890?
CVE-2018-10890 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 10 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in moodle before versions 3.5.1, 3.4.4, 3.3.7, 3.1.13. It was possible for the core_course_get_categories web service to return hidden categories, which should be omitted when fetching course categories.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10890?
8 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.1 | 3.1.13 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.1 | 3.1.13 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.3 | 3.3.7 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.3 | 3.3.7 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.4 | 3.4.4 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.4 | 3.4.4 |
2 more packages
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.5 | 3.5.1 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.5 | 3.5.1 |
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10890?
Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 3.1.13, 3.3.7, 3.4.4 or 3.5.1.
Is CVE-2018-10890 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10890 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-5w4h-xrr5-7273, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10890.