CVE-2012-2366 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated users can overwrite arbitrary database activity presets in Moodle due to improper array iteration, allowing unauthorized data modification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-2366?
CVE-2012-2366 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 21 Jul 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
mod/data/preset.php in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.6 and 2.2.x before 2.2.3 does not properly iterate through an array, which allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary database activity presets via unspecified vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2366?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2366?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2366 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-2012-2366 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2366 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-565r-cwvm-gv9r.