PT-2013-4529 · Moxiecode Systems+1 · Tinymce+1

Brandon Perry · Published 2013-11-01 · Updated 2022-05-13 · CVE-2013-3630

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Moodle versions prior to 2.5.3

Description The issue allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary programs. This can be achieved by configuring the aspell pathname and then triggering a spell-check operation within the TinyMCE editor.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.5.3, update to version 2.5.3 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-3630

GHSA-WXQG-FG7V-MMC6

Affected Products

Moodle

Tinymce

References · 13

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/moodle_cmd_exec.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/moodle_spelling_binary_rce.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/10/30/seven-tricks-and-treats · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/29324 · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-3630 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3630 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-wxqg-fg7v-mmc6 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-3630 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3630 · Security Note
• https://github.com/moodle/moodle · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164479/Moodle-Authenticated-Spelling-Binary-Remote-Code-Execution.html · Note
• https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-41449 · Note
• https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/10/30/seven-foss-disclosures-part-one · Note