CVE-2012-2357 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can sniff network traffic to steal credentials because the CAS authentication feature does not enforce HTTPS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-2357?
CVE-2012-2357 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 21 Jul 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Multi-Authentication feature in the Central Authentication Service (CAS) functionality in auth/cas/cas_form.html in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.6 and 2.2.x before 2.2.3 does not use HTTPS, which allows remote attackers to obtain credentials by sniffing the network.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2357?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2357?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2357 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-2357 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2357 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-frr2-fxm8-76rw.