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.
Published: 2012-07-21
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-2350 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.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:34:23.596Z

Reserved: 2012-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-2359

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-07-21T03:38:56.033

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-2359

cve-icon Redhat

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