CVE-2012-3387 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Moodle 2.3.x before 2.3.1 uses only a client-side check for whether references are permitted in a file upload, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended alias (aka shortcut) restrictions via a client that omits this check.

Published: 2012-07-23

Score: 4.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-5508	Moodle 2.3.x before 2.3.1 uses only a client-side check for whether references are permitted in a file upload, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended alias (aka shortcut) restrictions via a client that omits this check.
Github GHSA	GHSA-w66h-c2vj-cm7f	Moodle Authentication Bypass in File Upload

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00198.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-33948
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/17/1
http://secunia.com/advisories/49890
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54481
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76954

History

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Moodle Moodle

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-07-23T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.351Z

Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-3387

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-07-23T21:55:04.513

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

Link: CVE-2012-3387

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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