CVE-2012-3397

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-07-23 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

lib/modinfolib.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.10, 2.1.x before 2.1.7, 2.2.x before 2.2.4, and 2.3.x before 2.3.1 does not check for a group-membership requirement when determining whether an activity is unavailable or hidden, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by selecting an activity that is configured for a group of other users.

Affected products

Moodle: 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5 (+16)

References

http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-33466
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/17/1
http://secunia.com/advisories/49890
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54481
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76963
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-33466
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/17/1
http://secunia.com/advisories/49890
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54481
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76963

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