CVE-2012-5472

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Published Nov 21, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.0 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

lib/formslib.php in Moodle 2.2.x before 2.2.6 and 2.3.x before 2.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via a modified value of a frozen form field.

Affected Products

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:2.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-5390	lib/formslib.php in Moodle 2.2.x before 2.2.6 and 2.3.x before 2.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via a modified value of a frozen form field.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.135% probability within 30 days)

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-32785
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/19/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56505
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=216156

History

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Subscriptions

Moodle Moodle

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:05 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Nov 21, 2012, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:05 PM
Reserved: Oct 24, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:46 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 21, 2012, 12:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:46 PM

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