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CVE-2012-3398

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-3398 is an algorithmic complexity vulnerability affecting Moodle versions 1.9.x, 2.0.x, 2.1.x, and 2.2.x. Authenticated users can trigger a denial of service by using the advanced-search feature on database activities with numerous records, leading to high CPU consumption. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a low severity with a network attack vector and low attack complexity, resulting in partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
8.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0127 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 21,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

git.moodle.org / gw
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/07/17/1
secunia.com / advisories/49890
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/76964
securityfocus.com / bid/54481