FKIE_CVE-2012-5480

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-11-21 12:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:46
Severity
Summary
The Database activity module in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.9, 2.2.x before 2.2.6, and 2.3.x before 2.3.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on reading other participants' entries via an advanced search.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-35558
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/19/1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56505
secalert@redhat.comhttps://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=216160Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-35558
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/19/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56505
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=216160Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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 2.1.8
moodle moodle 2.2.0
moodle moodle 2.2.1
moodle moodle 2.2.2
moodle moodle 2.2.3
moodle moodle 2.2.4
moodle moodle 2.2.5
moodle moodle 2.3.0
moodle moodle 2.3.1
moodle moodle 2.3.2
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