CVE-2012-2356
What it is
The question-bank functionality in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.6 and 2.2.x before 2.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended capability requirements and save questions via a save_question action.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a login. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Moodle 2.1.0
- Moodle 2.1.1
- Moodle 2.1.2
- Moodle 2.1.3
- Moodle 2.1.4
- Moodle 2.1.5
- Moodle 2.2.0
- Moodle 2.2.1
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.0
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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