CVE-2012-3391 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated students can bypass Q&A forum restrictions to read hidden posts via RSS feeds in Moodle.
- 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-2012-3391?
CVE-2012-3391 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 23 Jul 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
mod/forum/rsslib.php in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.7 and 2.2.x before 2.2.4 does not properly implement the requirement for posting before reading a Q&A forum, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the student role and reading the RSS feed for a forum.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3391?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3391?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3391 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-2012-3391 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3391 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-hchv-4gm2-gf5h.