Description
admin/roles/override.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.9, 2.1.x before 2.1.6, and 2.2.x before 2.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging the teacher role and modifying their own capabilities, as demonstrated by obtaining the backup:userinfo capability.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/2
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0f75e1e6272db0303abc8e27362e5c3a1344b82f
Scores
EPSS
0.0039
EPSS Percentile
60.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (18)
moodle/moodle
2.0.0
moodle/moodle
2.0.1
moodle/moodle
2.0.2
moodle/moodle
2.0.3
moodle/moodle
2.0.4
moodle/moodle
2.0.5
moodle/moodle
2.0.6
moodle/moodle
2.0.7
moodle/moodle
2.0.8
moodle/moodle
2.1.0
... and 8 more
Published
Jul 21, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026