Information disclosure in Moodle - CVE-2012-0799
Published: July 17, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43854
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0799
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.7 and 2.1.x before 2.1.4, when an anonymous front-page forum is enabled, allows remote attackers to obtain session keys for their sessions by visiting the front page.
Affected software
Moodle
Fedora
moodle
Fedora
moodle
How to mitigate CVE-2012-0799
Install update from vendor's website.
moodle - update to 2.1.4-1.el6