CVE-2012-1170

Moodle before 2.2.2 has an external enrolment plugin context check issue where capability checks...

7.5 High

Moodle before 2.2.2 has an external enrolment plugin context check issue where capability checks are not thorough

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: None

Exploit likelihood

0.91%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Moodle before 2.2.2 has an external enrolment plugin context check issue where capability checks are not thorough

Record: CVE-2012-1170
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-354
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Moodle before 2.2.2 has an external enrolment plugin context check issue where capability checks are not thorough

Record: CVE-2012-1170
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-1200 No score

Moodle before 2.2.2 has an external enrolment plugin context check issue where capability checks are not thorough

Record: EUVD-2012-1200
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j98x-965h-9v2h No score

Moodle before 2.2.2 has an external enrolment plugin context check issue where capability checks...

Moodle before 2.2.2 has an external enrolment plugin context check issue where capability checks are not thorough

Record: GHSA-j98x-965h-9v2h
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-2012-1170 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 0.91%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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