Input validation error in Moodle - CVE-2012-2366

 

Input validation error in Moodle - CVE-2012-2366

Published: July 21, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43817
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2366
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 manipulate or delete data.

mod/data/preset.php in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.6 and 2.2.x before 2.2.3 does not properly iterate through an array, which allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary database activity presets via unspecified vectors.


How to mitigate CVE-2012-2366

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources