CVE-2012-1160 Missing authorization in Moodle

Low 2.7 Published Updated

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.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-mrrv-fq8p-rp6j.

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