Information disclosure in Moodle - CVE-2012-0792

 

Information disclosure in Moodle - CVE-2012-0792

Published: July 17, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43857
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-2012-0792
CWE-ID: CWE-200
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.

mod/forum/user.php in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.16 allows remote authenticated users to obtain the names and other details of arbitrary user accounts by searching for posts.


How to mitigate CVE-2012-0792

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources