Incorrect default permissions in Moodle - CVE-2012-1157
Published: November 14, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30608
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1157
CWE-ID: CWE-276
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
Moodle before 2.2.2 has a default repository capabilities issue where all repositories are viewable by all users by default
Affected software
Moodle
Fedora
moodle
Fedora
moodle
How to mitigate CVE-2012-1157
Install update from vendor's website.
Moodle - update to 2.2.2
moodle - addressed in versions 2.1.5-1.el6, 2.1.5-2.el6, 2.1.5-3.el6
moodle - addressed in versions 2.1.5-1.el6, 2.1.5-2.el6, 2.1.5-3.el6
External References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077635.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078209.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078210.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080712.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081047.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1157
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1157
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=198624
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1157