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TI-2012-05063 Aliases CVE-2012-6099GHSA-cr78-rphw-w73p

The moodle1 backup converter in backup/converter/moodle1/lib.php in Moodle 2.1.x before…

Priority LOW 21CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

The moodle1 backup converter in backup/converter/moodle1/lib.php in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.10, 2.2.x before 2.2.7, 2.3.x before 2.3.4, and 2.4.x before 2.4.1 does not properly validate pathnames, which allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files by leveraging the backup-restoration feature.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01118 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed moodle/moodle (Packagist): 2.4.1, 2.3.4, 2.2.7 +1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)2.4 to before 2.4.12.4.1Patch availableGHSA-cr78-rphw-w73p
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)2.3 to before 2.3.42.3.4Patch availableGHSA-cr78-rphw-w73p
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)2.2 to before 2.2.72.2.7Patch availableGHSA-cr78-rphw-w73p
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)2.1 to before 2.1.102.1.10Patch availableGHSA-cr78-rphw-w73p
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.4 to before 2.4.1 Fixed in 2.4.1 Patch available GHSA-cr78-rphw-w73p
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.3 to before 2.3.4 Fixed in 2.3.4 Patch available GHSA-cr78-rphw-w73p
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.2 to before 2.2.7 Fixed in 2.2.7 Patch available GHSA-cr78-rphw-w73p
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.1 to before 2.1.10 Fixed in 2.1.10 Patch available GHSA-cr78-rphw-w73p

CPE configurations NVD · 22

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.6VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.7VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.8VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.9VulnerableMoodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.7 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.8 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.9 Vulnerable ·Moodle
Show 12 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.6VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.0VulnerableMoodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-cr78-rphw-w73p moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.4.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-cr78-rphw-w73p moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.3.4 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-cr78-rphw-w73p moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.2.7 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-cr78-rphw-w73p moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 2.1.10 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-6099
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cr78-rphw-w73p

References

Advisory 2

Other 5

  • TI-2024-22468 moodle: unsafe direct use of $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] in admin/tool/mfa/index.php CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-14741 In Moodle, an SQL injection risk was identified in the library fetching a user's recent courses. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-29071 Moodle: remote code execution via calculated question types CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-06653 Moodle 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-00259 SQL injection in moodle CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-16116 Path traversal in Moodle CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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