Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU38276

Information disclosure in Moodle - CVE-2017-12157

Published: September 18, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU38276

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-2017-12157

CWE-ID: CWE-200

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.

In Moodle 3.x, various course reports allow teachers to view details about users in the groups they can't access.

Moodle
Fedora
moodle

Install update from vendor's website.

moodle - addressed in versions 3.1.8-1.el7, 3.1.8-1.fc25, 3.2.5-1.fc26