CVE-2012-1160 Missing authorization in Moodle
Unenrolled users can subscribe or unsubscribe from forums in Moodle, allowing unauthorized modification of subscription data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-1160?
CVE-2012-1160 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 14 Nov 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Moodle before 2.2.2 has a permission issue in Forum Subscriptions where unenrolled users can subscribe/unsubscribe via mod/forum/index.php
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1160?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1160?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1160 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2012-1160 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1160 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mrrv-fq8p-rp6j.