CVE-2012-2356 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2012-07-21

Score: 4.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

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

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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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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-2237	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.
Github GHSA	GHSA-3rqj-jchw-9cc7	Moodle Authentication Bypass in Question-Bank

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 0.00135.

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-32239
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: 2024-08-06T19:34:23.819Z

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

Link: CVE-2012-2356

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-07-21T03:38:55.907

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-2356

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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