CVE-2012-5472

MEDIUM 4.0CVE-2012-5472 · Published 21/11/2012 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2012-5472 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 4.0) vulnerability affecting moodle (moodle).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.1%, higher than 66.5% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
moodle moodle	`= 2.2.1= 2.2.2= 2.2.3= 2.2.4= 2.2.5= 2.3.1= 2.3.2`	No fix yet

Description

lib/formslib.php in Moodle 2.2.x before 2.2.6 and 2.3.x before 2.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via a modified value of a frozen form field.

References

git.moodle.org/gw
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/19/1
securityfocus.com/bid/56505
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php · Vendor Advisory

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