National Vulnerability Database (NVD) National Vulnerability Database (CVE-2012-6099)

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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-6099

Original release date:01/27/2013

Last revised:01/28/2013

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

The moodle1 backup converter in backup/converter/moodle1/lib.php in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.10, 2.2.x before 2.2.7, 2.3.x before 2.3.4, and 2.4.x before 2.4.1 does not properly validate pathnames, which allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files by leveraging the backup-restoration feature.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:4.0 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 2.9

Exploitability Subscore: 8.0

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

Authentication: Required to exploit

Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=220160

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=220160

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20130121 Moodle security notifications public

Hyperlink:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/21/1

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-36977

Hyperlink:http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-36977