CVE-2012-1159

Moodle included private user files in course backups

4.3 MediumFix available

Moodle before 2.2.2: Overview report allows users to see hidden courses

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.42%Up 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Moodle before 2.2.2: Overview report allows users to see hidden courses

Record: CVE-2012-1159
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Moodle before 2.2.2: Overview report allows users to see hidden courses

Record: CVE-2012-1159
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-1796 No score

Moodle before 2.2.2: Overview report allows users to see hidden courses

Record: EUVD-2022-1796
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p9hr-f4xj-8w8r 4.3

Moodle included private user files in course backups

Moodle before 2.2.2 is vulnerable to information disclosure because course backups were including users' private files.

Record: GHSA-p9hr-f4xj-8w8r
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-p9hr-f4xj-8w8r 4.3

Moodle included private user files in course backups

Moodle before 2.2.2 is vulnerable to information disclosure because course backups were including users' private files.

Record: GHSA-p9hr-f4xj-8w8r
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
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	before 1.9.17	1.9.17
`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-2012-1159 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Moodle, published November 14, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.42%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in moodle/moodle 2.2.2.

References

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