Input validation error in Moodle - CVE-2012-0801
Published: July 17, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43856
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:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0801
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.
lib/formslib.php in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.4 and 2.2.x before 2.2.1 does not properly handle multiple instances of a form element, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.
Affected software
Moodle
Fedora
moodle
Fedora
moodle
How to mitigate CVE-2012-0801
Install update from vendor's website.
moodle - update to 2.1.4-1.el6