CVE-2012-3390
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
3.5
Description
lib/filelib.php in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.7 and 2.2.x before 2.2.4 does not properly restrict file access after a block has been hidden, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading a file that is embedded in a block.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
References
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c58c05ad4f22c6ee1e136a7d4caaddd809a7134d
- 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/76956
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c58c05ad4f22c6ee1e136a7d4caaddd809a7134d
- 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/76956
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.