Input validation error in Moodle - CVE-2012-6101
Published: January 28, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43146
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6101
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Multiple open redirect vulnerabilities in Moodle 2.2.x before 2.2.7, 2.3.x before 2.3.4, and 2.4.x before 2.4.1 allow remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via vectors related to (1) backup/backupfilesedit.php, (2) comment/comment_post.php, (3) course/switchrole.php, (4) mod/wiki/filesedit.php, (5) tag/coursetags_add.php, or (6) user/files.php.
Affected software
Moodle
How to mitigate CVE-2012-6101
Install update from vendor's website.