CVE-2012-2359

CVE-2012-2359 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Moodle versions 2.0.x, 2.1.x, and 2.2.x. Authenticated users with a teacher role could exploit a flaw in admin/roles/override.php to modify their own capabilities, such as gaining backup:userinfo, thereby escalating their privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, low access complexity, and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.