MSA-12-0030: Capability manipulation issue

MSA-12-0030: Capability manipulation issue

by Michael de Raadt -
Number of replies: 0
Topic: Non-editor teacher can exceed teacher permissions: example, backup:userinfo
Severity/Risk: Serious
Versions affected: 2.2 to 2.2.2+, 2.1 to 2.1.5+, 2.0 to 2.0.8+
Reported by: Jozas Nhial
Issue no.: MDL-32030

CVE Identifier:

CVE-2012-2359
Changes (master): http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=0f75e1e6272db0303abc8e27362e5c3a1344b82f

Description:

Non-editing teachers were able to redefine their capabilities to achieve actions they would not normally be able to achieve.