CVE-2012-4407 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read non-public blog files by accessing blog entries that reference them, exposing sensitive information.

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-2012-4407?

CVE-2012-4407 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 19 Sep 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

lib/filelib.php in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.8, 2.2.x before 2.2.5, and 2.3.x before 2.3.2 does not properly check the publication state of blog files, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a blog entry that references a non-public file.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4407?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Moodle Moodle.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4407?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4407 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-4407 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4407 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Moodle Moodle vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-659w-gh8v-v435.

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