Improper validation of integrity check value in Moodle - CVE-2012-1170

 

Improper validation of integrity check value in Moodle - CVE-2012-1170

Published: November 14, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30614
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1170
CWE-ID: CWE-354
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: moodle.org
Affected software:
Moodle

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

Moodle before 2.2.2 has an external enrolment plugin context check issue where capability checks are not thorough


How to mitigate CVE-2012-1170

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources