CVE-2012-5481 describes an authorization bypass vulnerability in Moodle versions 2.3.x prior to 2.3.3. An authenticated remote user could read all capability data by accessing the Check Permissions page, circumventing the intended moodle/role:manage capability requirement. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring authentication, and resulting in partial confidentiality 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.