CVE-2012-4408

Moodle 2.1.x < 2.1.8, 2.2.x < 2.2.5, 2.3.x < 2.3.2 - Authenticated Access Control Bypass via Course Reset

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

course/reset.php in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.8, 2.2.x before 2.2.5, and 2.3.x before 2.3.2 checks an update capability instead of a reset capability, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via a reset operation.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/17/1
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=211558

Scores

EPSS 0.0017
EPSS Percentile 37.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (15)
moodle/moodle 2.1.0
moodle/moodle 2.1.1
moodle/moodle 2.1.2
moodle/moodle 2.1.3
moodle/moodle 2.1.4
moodle/moodle 2.1.5
moodle/moodle 2.1.6
moodle/moodle 2.1.7
moodle/moodle 2.2.0
moodle/moodle 2.2.1
... and 5 more
Published Sep 19, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026