PT-2006-5560 · Moodle · Moodle

George A. Theall · Published 2006-09-14 · Updated 2018-10-17 · CVE-2006-4785

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Moodle versions 1.6.1 and earlier

Description A SQL injection issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the format parameter stored in the $blogEntry variable. This variable is not properly handled by the insert record function, which calls adodb column sql in the adodb layer. The issue arises because the data type is not converted to an int.

Recommendations For Moodle versions 1.6.1 and earlier, consider restricting access to the blog/edit.php page until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the format parameter in the $blogEntry variable to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-4785

Affected Products

Moodle

References · 13

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/19995 · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21899 · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/20085 · Patch
• http://docs.moodle.org/en/Release_notes#Moodle_1.6.2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4785 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28904 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016877 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3591 · Note
• http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-September/001040.html · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4785 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/446227/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29001 · Note
• http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-September/001038.html · Note