#VU43858 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2012-0793

Vulnerability identifier: #VU43858

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-2012-0793

CWE-ID: CWE-264

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 1.9.x before 1.9.16, 2.0.x before 2.0.7, 2.1.x before 2.1.4, and 2.2.x before 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to view the profile images of arbitrary user accounts via unspecified vectors.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Moodle: 1.9 - 1.9.15, 2.0 - 2.0.6, 2.1 - 2.1.3, 2.2

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External links
https://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=90911c4ff98dc2078a3acef5ddf5a1a8f7e20ba5
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=194012
https://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2421
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=783532

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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.