UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2359

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2359

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2359.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2359

Upstream

CVE-2012-2359

Withdrawn

2025-07-18T16:42:46Z

Published

2012-07-21T03:38:00Z

Modified

2025-07-16T07:30:54Z

Severity

Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

admin/roles/override.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.9, 2.1.x before 2.1.6, and 2.2.x before 2.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging the teacher role and modifying their own capabilities, as demonstrated by obtaining the backup:userinfo capability.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / moodle

Package

Name: moodle
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/moodle@2.5.4-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.5.4-1ubuntu1

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.2-1

2.5.3-1

2.5.3-2

2.5.3-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "moodle",
            "binary_version": "2.5.4-1ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2359.json"