Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2012-6098
Published: January 28, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43143
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6098
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: moodle.org
Affected software:
Moodle
Moodle
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to manipulate data.
grade/edit/outcome/edit_form.php in Moodle 1.9.x through 1.9.19, 2.1.x before 2.1.10, 2.2.x before 2.2.7, 2.3.x before 2.3.4, and 2.4.x before 2.4.1 does not properly enforce the moodle/grade:manage capability requirement, which allows remote authenticated users to convert custom outcomes into standard site-wide outcomes by leveraging the teacher role and using the re-editing feature.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-6098
Install update from vendor's website.