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CVE-2012-3387 Details

Description

Moodle 2.3.x before 2.3.1 uses only a client-side check for whether references are permitted in a file upload, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended alias (aka shortcut) restrictions via a client that omits this check.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-33948	CVE
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/17/1	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/49890	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76954	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54481	CVE
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-33948	[email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/17/1	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/49890	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76954	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54481	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
moodle moodle	2.3.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 1, 2020	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Dec 1, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 24, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]