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CVE-2012-5481

• 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: 2012-11-21 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Moodle 2.3.x before 2.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the moodle/role:manage capability requirement and read all capability data by visiting the Check Permissions page.

Affected products

• Moodle: 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.3.2

References

• http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-35381
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/19/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56505
• https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=216161
• http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-35381
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/19/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56505
• https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=216161

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