CVE-2012-1159: Moodle included private user files in course backups

medium Affects moodle/moodle. Feed 2026.10.28.3, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-04-23; advisory modified 2023-12-29.

Moodle included private user files in course backups

Package: moodle/moodle Composer
Affected versions: >=2.2 and <2.2.2 or >=2.1 and <2.1.5 or >=2.0 and <2.0.8 or <1.9.17
Fixed in: 2.2.2, 2.1.5, 2.0.8, 1.9.17
Severity: medium CVSS 4.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (72.8th percentile)
Published: 2022-04-23
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-200

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