CVE-2012-0798 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Moodle versions 2.1.x before 2.1.4 and 2.2.x before 2.2.1. Authenticated users with a teacher role could exploit the self-enrolment functionality to gain manager privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5, indicating a medium severity due to its low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality and integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.