CVE-2012-1159 Moodle included private user files in course backups

What is CVE-2012-1159?

CVE-2012-1159 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 14 Nov 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Moodle before 2.2.2: Overview report allows users to see hidden courses

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1159?

8 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle. It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Moodle Moodle.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1159?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 1.9.17, 2.0.8, 2.1.5 or 2.2.2.

Is CVE-2012-1159 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1159 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-p9hr-f4xj-8w8r.