CVE-2012-4402

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

webservice/lib.php in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.8, 2.2.x before 2.2.5, and 2.3.x before 2.3.2 does not properly restrict the use of web-service tokens, which allows remote authenticated users to run arbitrary external-service functions via a token intended for only one service.

webservice/lib.php en Moodle v2.1.x antes de v2.1.8, v2.2.x antes de v2.2.5 y v2.3.x antes de v2.3.2 no restringe correctamente el uso de los tokens de los servicios web, lo que permite a usuarios remotos autenticados ejecutar funciones de servicios externos de su elección a través de un token previsto para un solo servicio.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-08-21 CVE Reserved
2012-09-19 CVE Published
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/17/1	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-34368	2020-12-01

URL	Date	SRC
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=211559	2020-12-01

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.1.0 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.1.0"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.1.1 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.1.1"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.1.2 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.1.2"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.1.3 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.1.3"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.1.4 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.1.4"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.1.5 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.1.5"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.1.6 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.1.6"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.1.7 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.1.7"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.2.0 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.2.0"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.2.1 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.2.1"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.2.2 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.2.2"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.2.3 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.2.3"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.2.4 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.2.4"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.3.0 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.3.0"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.3.1 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.3.1"		-		Affected