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Moodle Authentication Bypass in Question-Bank

CVE-2012-2356GHSA-3rqj-jchw-9cc7

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (moodle/moodle 2.2.3, 2.1.6), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Affected packages

  • Packagist moodle/moodle

    Affected
    >= 2.1, < 2.1.6>= 2.2, < 2.2.3
    Fixed in
    2.2.3, 2.1.6

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
not scored
EPSS
  • CVE-2012-2356: 1.41% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 72.76 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

The question-bank functionality in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.6 and 2.2.x before 2.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended capability requirements and save questions via a savequestion action.

Dates and revisions
Published by the source
Last modified by the source
Source last checked
  1. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from ghsa record GHSA-3rqj-jchw-9cc7

Agent brief

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2012-2356

Advisory: Moodle Authentication Bypass in Question-Bank
IDs: CVE-2012-2356, GHSA-3rqj-jchw-9cc7
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2012-2356 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 14:14 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Unrated
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: moodle/moodle 2.2.3, 2.1.6. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Packagist moodle/moodle: affected >= 2.1, < 2.1.6; >= 2.2, < 2.2.3; fixed in 2.2.3, 2.1.6

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Packagist moodle/moodle: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on moodle/moodle.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3rqj-jchw-9cc7 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-3rqj-jchw-9cc7 lists affected ranges: Packagist moodle/moodle >=2.1 =2.2 <2.2.3)

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