Secunia Security Advisory - Secunia Research has discovered two security issues in Moodle, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose system information, execute arbitrary SQL code, and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
Moodle ADOdb Insecure Test Scripts Security Issues
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18267
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18267/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Exposure of system information, System access
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
Moodle 1.5.x
http://secunia.com/product/5354/
DESCRIPTION:
Secunia Research has discovered two security issues in Moodle, which
can be exploited by malicious people to disclose system information,
execute arbitrary SQL code, and potentially compromise a vulnerable
system.
For more information:
SA17418
The security issues have been confirmed in version 1.5.3. Other
versions may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
The security issues have been fixed in the latest stable branch
(Moodle 1.5.3 +).
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA17418:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17418/
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