#VU30613 Information disclosure in Moodle - CVE-2012-1169

Vulnerability identifier: #VU30613

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1169

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Moodle
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: moodle.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

Moodle before 2.2.2 has Personal information disclosure, when administrative setting users name display is set to first name only full names are shown in page breadcrumbs.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Moodle: 2.2.0 beta - 2.2.1

---

External links
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077635.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078209.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078210.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080712.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081047.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1169
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1169
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=198625
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1169

---

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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