Vulnerability identifier: #VU30611

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1160

CWE-ID: CWE-732

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Moodle
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: moodle.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to manipulate data.

Moodle before 2.2.2 has a permission issue in Forum Subscriptions where unenrolled users can subscribe/unsubscribe via mod/forum/index.php

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Moodle: 2.2.0 - 2.2.1

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External links
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077635.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078209.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078210.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080712.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081047.html
http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1160
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1160
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=198629
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1160

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.