CVE-2012-1168 Business logic in Moodle

High 8.2 Published Updated

Attackers can reset user passwords by updating profiles without specifying a new password, potentially leading to account takeover.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-1168?

CVE-2012-1168 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 14 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Moodle before 2.2.2 has a password and web services issue where when the user profile is updated the user password is reset if not specified.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1168?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Moodle Moodle, Redhat Enterprise Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1168?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1168 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-1168 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1168 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-ccwc-3v75-qp35.

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