CVE-2012-6100 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated users can bypass capability checks to view hidden last access timestamps in activity reports.
- 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-2012-6100?
CVE-2012-6100 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, with no action from the victim.
Official description
report/outline/index.php in Moodle 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/user:viewhiddendetails capability requirement, which allows remote authenticated users to discover a hidden lastaccess value by reading an activity report.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6100?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6100?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6100 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-2012-6100 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6100 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-wjh9-wgjp-jmj6.