4.0
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2013-2245
Moodle RSS File Impersonation Information Disclosure
Description

rss/file.php in Moodle through 2.1.10, 2.2.x before 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.8, 2.4.x before 2.4.5, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 does not properly implement the use of RSS tokens for impersonation, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive block information by reading an RSS feed.

INFO

Published Date :

July 29, 2013, 1:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-2245 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Moodle moodle
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Moodle instances are vulnerable to information disclosure due to improper implementation of RSS tokens.
  • Update the Moodle package.
  • Ensure you are using a version that addresses this vulnerability.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-2245 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-2245 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-2245 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-37818
    Added Reference https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=232502
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.16 }} -0.03%

score

0.33765

percentile