Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2012-3390

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2012-3390

Published: July 24, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43790
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3390
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: moodle.org
Affected software:
Moodle

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to gain access to sensitive information.

lib/filelib.php in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.7 and 2.2.x before 2.2.4 does not properly restrict file access after a block has been hidden, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading a file that is embedded in a block.


How to mitigate CVE-2012-3390

Install update from vendor's website.

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