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CVE-2012-6099

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-6099 describes a path traversal vulnerability in the Moodle 1 backup converter (lib.php) affecting Moodle versions 2.1.x, 2.2.x, 2.3.x, and 2.4.x. This flaw allows authenticated users to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating pathnames during the backup restoration process. With a CVSS score of 4.0 (medium severity), it requires authentication and has low attack complexity, primarily impacting confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.0MEDIUM

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

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
62.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0112 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 21,951 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.4.1
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.3.4
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.2.7
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.1.10

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-cr78-rphw-w73pmedium

Moodle Arbitrary File Read via Backup Functionality

May 13, 2022

References

git.moodle.org / gw
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/01/21/1
moodle.org / mod/forum/discuss.php
Vendor Advisory