CVE-2012-0798 Privilege escalation in n/a
Authenticated teachers can escalate privileges to manager role via self-enrollment flaws in Moodle.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-0798?
CVE-2012-0798 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 17 Jul 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The self-enrolment functionality in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.4 and 2.2.x before 2.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to obtain the manager role by leveraging the teacher role.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0798?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0798?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0798 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-0798 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0798 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Moodle Moodle
- CVE-2006-4935 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2006-4936 Moodle does not properly validate module instance id
- CVE-2004-2233 Unknown "front page vulnerability with Moodle servers" for Moodle before 1.3.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVE-2004-2235 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2004-2236 Other in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4794-5xw8-8vrg.