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CVE-2012-5471

Published: Nov 21, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5471
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

The Dropbox Repository File Picker 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 access the Dropbox of a different user by leveraging an unattended workstation after a logout.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
MoodleMoodle2.1.0 (including)2.1.0 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.1.1 (including)2.1.1 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.1.2 (including)2.1.2 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.1.3 (including)2.1.3 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.1.4 (including)2.1.4 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.1.5 (including)2.1.5 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.1.6 (including)2.1.6 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.1.7 (including)2.1.7 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.1.8 (including)2.1.8 (including)
MoodleUbuntuhardy*
MoodleUbuntuquantal*
MoodleUbuntuupstream*

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