CVE-2012-1168

Moodle before 2.2.2 has a password and web services issue where when the user profile is updated...

8.2 High

Moodle before 2.2.2 has a password and web services issue where when the user profile is updated the user password is reset if not specified.

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: None
Integrity: High
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

2.29%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.2

Moodle before 2.2.2 has a password and web services issue where when the user profile is updated the user password is reset if not specified.

Record: CVE-2012-1168
CVSS 3.1: 8.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
CVSS 2.0: 6.4 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Moodle before 2.2.2 has a password and web services issue where when the user profile is updated the user password is reset if not specified.

Record: CVE-2012-1168
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-1198 No score

Moodle before 2.2.2 has a password and web services issue where when the user profile is updated the user password is reset if not specified.

Record: EUVD-2012-1198
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ccwc-3v75-qp35 No score

Moodle before 2.2.2 has a password and web services issue where when the user profile is updated...

Moodle before 2.2.2 has a password and web services issue where when the user profile is updated the user password is reset if not specified.

Record: GHSA-ccwc-3v75-qp35
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2012-1168 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Moodle, published November 14, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.29%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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