CVE-2012-5479
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...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5479- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5479- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5397 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5397- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7prr-3mfr-r778 No score
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...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7prr-3mfr-r778- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5479 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Moodle, published November 21, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.27%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/56505
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=216159
git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-36346
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/19/1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5479
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7prr-3mfr-r778