admin/roles/override.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.9, 2.1.x before 2.1.6, and 2.2.x before 2.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging the teacher role and modifying their own capabilities, as demonstrated by obtaining the backup:userinfo capability.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-2350 admin/roles/override.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.9, 2.1.x before 2.1.6, and 2.2.x before 2.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging the teacher role and modifying their own capabilities, as demonstrated by obtaining the backup:userinfo capability.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:34:23.596Z

Reserved: 2012-04-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-2359

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-07-21T03:38:56.033

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-2359

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