CVE-2012-6102 Missing authorization in n/a
Remote attackers can read or modify arbitrary user submission comments in Moodle Assignment module due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2012-6102?
CVE-2012-6102 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
lib.php in the Submission comments plugin in the Assignment module in Moodle 2.3.x before 2.3.4 and 2.4.x before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to read or modify the submission comments (aka feedback comments) of arbitrary users via a crafted URI.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6102?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6102?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6102 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-2012-6102 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6102 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-qv3v-qfq2-p7vh.