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title: "CVE-2012-2353\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-2353

Publication date 21 July 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.6 and 2.2.x before 2.2.3 allows remote
authenticated users to obtain sensitive user information from hidden fields
by leveraging the teacher role and navigating to "Enrolled users" under the
Users Settings section.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2353?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| moodle | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2353?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

moodle 2.1 and higher

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| moodle | * Upstream:   <http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-31923> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2353)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2353)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-2353)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2353)

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/2>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2353>