CVE-2013-2245
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...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.0
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-2245- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-2245- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-2196 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-2196- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9r38-f9p6-3f7p No score
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...
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.
- Record
GHSA-9r38-f9p6-3f7p- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2013-0217 No score
Updated moodle package fixes multiple security vulnerabilities
Flash files distributed with the YUI library in Moodle before 2.4.5 may have allowed for cross-site scripting attacks (MSA-13-0025).
Privacy settings for the IMS-LTI (External tool) module in Moodle before 2.4.5 were not able to be changed so personal information was always transferred (MSA-13-0026).
Users were able to access a daemon-mode Chat activity in Moodle before 2.4.5 without the required capability (CVE-2013-2242).
It was possible to determine answers from ID values in Lesson activity matching questions in Moodle before 2.4.5 (CVE-2013-2243).
Conditional access rule values for user fields were able to contain unescaped HTML/JS that would be output to users in Moodle before 2.4.5 (CVE-2013-2244).
When impersonating another user using RSS tokens in Moodle before 2.4.5, an error was displayed, but block information relevant to the person being impersonated was shown (CVE-2013-2245).
The Feedback module in Moodle before 2.4.5 was showing personal information to users without the needed capability (CVE-2013-2246).
- Record
MGASA-2013-0217- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
moodleMageia:3 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 2.4.5-1.mga3 | 2.4.5-1.mga3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-2245 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Moodle, published July 21, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.93%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-37818
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=232502
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2245
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9r38-f9p6-3f7p
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0217.html
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=232496
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moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=232501
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=232503
docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.4.5_release_notes
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=232108
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10755