CVE-2012-6098 Missing authorization in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Authenticated teachers can improperly modify site-wide grading outcomes due to missing capability checks in Moodle.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-6098?

CVE-2012-6098 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 27 Jan 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

grade/edit/outcome/edit_form.php in Moodle 1.9.x through 1.9.19, 2.1.x before 2.1.10, 2.2.x before 2.2.7, 2.3.x before 2.3.4, and 2.4.x before 2.4.1 does not properly enforce the moodle/grade:manage capability requirement, which allows remote authenticated users to convert custom outcomes into standard site-wide outcomes by leveraging the teacher role and using the re-editing feature.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6098?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Moodle Moodle.

How do I fix CVE-2012-6098?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6098 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-2012-6098 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6098 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Moodle Moodle vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wfmm-xq3h-78xx.

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