CVE-2012-2355 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.6 and 2.2.x before 2.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass question:use* capability requirements and add arbitrary questions to a quiz via the questions feature.

Published: 2012-07-21

Score: 4.0 Medium

EPSS: 1.4% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.5:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-2347	Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.6 and 2.2.x before 2.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass question:use* capability requirements and add arbitrary questions to a quiz via the questions feature.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01414.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-32240
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/2

History

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Subscriptions

Moodle Moodle

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-07-21T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:34:25.431Z

Reserved: 2012-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-2355

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-07-21T03:38:55.860

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:41:24.610

Link: CVE-2012-2355

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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