CVE-2012-1156

Moodle backs up private files

7.5 HighFix available

Moodle before 2.2.2 has users' private files included in course backups

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

2.14%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Moodle before 2.2.2 has users' private files included in course backups

Record: CVE-2012-1156
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-532
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Moodle before 2.2.2 has users' private files included in course backups

Record: CVE-2012-1156
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-1606 No score

Moodle before 2.2.2 has users' private files included in course backups

Record: EUVD-2022-1606
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-358r-g2xw-7c83 7.5

Moodle backs up private files

Moodle before 2.2.2, 2.1.5, and 2.0.8 had users' private files included in course backups unnecessarily.

Record: GHSA-358r-g2xw-7c83
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-532
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-358r-g2xw-7c83 7.5

Moodle backs up private files

Moodle before 2.2.2, 2.1.5, and 2.0.8 had users' private files included in course backups unnecessarily.

Record: GHSA-358r-g2xw-7c83
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-532
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`moodle/moodle` Packagist	2.2 to 2.2.1	2.2.2
`moodle/moodle` Packagist	2.1 to 2.1.4	2.1.5
`moodle/moodle` Packagist	2.0 to 2.0.7	2.0.8
`moodle/moodle` Packagist	2.2 up to 2.2.2	2.2.2
`moodle/moodle` Packagist	2.1 up to 2.1.5	2.1.5
`moodle/moodle` Packagist	2.0 up to 2.0.8	2.0.8

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-1156 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Moodle, published November 14, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.14%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in moodle/moodle 2.2.2.

References

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