CVE-2012-5479

Severity Score

8.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The Portfolio plugin in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.9, 2.2.x before 2.2.6, and 2.3.x before 2.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to upload and execute files via a modified Portfolio API callback.

El complemento Portfolio en Moodle v2.1.x antes de v2.1.9, v2.2.x antes de v2.2.6, y v2.3.x antes de v2.3.3 permite a usuarios remotos autenticados cargar y ejecutar archivos a través de una devolución de llamada modificada a la API Portfolio.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-10-24 CVE Reserved
2012-11-21 CVE Published
2024-08-06 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 (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/19/1	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56505	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-33791	2020-12-01
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-36346	2020-12-01
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=216159	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"				2.1.8 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.1.8"		-		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"				2.2.5 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.2.5"		-		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
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.3.2 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.3.2"		-		Affected