CWE
352
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2010-2231: CSRF

First published: Mon Jun 28 2010(Updated: )

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in report/overview/report.php in the quiz module in Moodle before 1.8.13 and 1.9.x before 1.9.9 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that delete quiz attempts via the attemptid parameter.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Moodle=1.5.2
Moodle=1.8.8
Moodle=1.6.1
Moodle=1.8.2
Moodle=1.2.1
Moodle=1.4.2
Moodle=1.6.8
Moodle=1.6.5
Moodle=1.3.3
Moodle=1.4.3
Moodle<=1.8.12
Moodle=1.4.5
Moodle=1.7.6
Moodle=1.6.2
Moodle=1.8.6
Moodle=1.7.1
Moodle=1.8.5
Moodle=1.8.3
Moodle=1.3.2
Moodle=1.8.9
Moodle=1.8.7
Moodle=1.8.10
Moodle=1.6.4
Moodle=1.1.1
Moodle=1.3.1
Moodle=1.6.7
Moodle=1.4.4
Moodle=1.7.3
Moodle=1.7.2
Moodle=1.5.3
Moodle=1.6.3
Moodle=1.8.11
Moodle=1.6.6
Moodle=1.5
Moodle=1.4.1
Moodle=1.7.5
Moodle=1.5.1
Moodle=1.3.4
Moodle=1.8.4
Moodle=1.8.1
Moodle=1.7.4
Moodle=1.2.0
Moodle=1.3.0
Moodle=1.6.0
Moodle=1.5.0-beta
Moodle=1.9.4
Moodle=1.9.1
Moodle=1.9.6
Moodle=1.9.2
Moodle=1.9.3
Moodle=1.9.5
Moodle=1.9.8
Moodle=1.9.7

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2010-2231?

    CVE-2010-2231 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to the potential for unauthorized users to delete quiz attempts.

  • How do I fix CVE-2010-2231?

    To fix CVE-2010-2231, upgrade Moodle to version 1.9.9 or later, or to 1.8.13 or later.

  • What types of attacks are possible with CVE-2010-2231?

    CVE-2010-2231 allows attackers to perform cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks that can hijack user authentication.

  • Which versions of Moodle are affected by CVE-2010-2231?

    Moodle versions prior to 1.8.13 and 1.9.x prior to 1.9.9 are affected by CVE-2010-2231.

  • Is CVE-2010-2231 easy to exploit?

    Exploitation of CVE-2010-2231 is relatively easy, as it requires the attacker to trick a user into clicking a malicious link.

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