CVE-2012-6087 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof SSL servers and intercept data due to missing hostname verification in Moodle's S3 library.
- 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-2012-6087?
CVE-2012-6087 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 16 Sep 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
repository/s3/S3.php in the Amazon S3 library in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.9, 2.4.x before 2.4.6, and 2.5.x before 2.5.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate, related to an incorrect CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST value.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6087?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6087?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6087 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-6087 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6087 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-xhg2-vjrc-jqj8.