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CVE-2012-2359

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
6.5 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
1.1% (66th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-2350)
Published
July 21, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2350 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • moodle / moodle
  • moodle / moodle
  • moodle / moodle
  • moodle / moodle
  • moodle / moodle
  • moodle / moodle
  • moodle / moodle
  • moodle / moodle
  • moodle / moodle
  • moodle / moodle
  • moodle / moodle
  • moodle / moodle
  • moodle / moodle
  • moodle / moodle
  • moodle / moodle
  • moodle / moodle
  • moodle / moodle
  • moodle / moodle

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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