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title: "CVE-2012-6101\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-6101

Publication date 27 January 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

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## Description

Multiple open redirect vulnerabilities in Moodle 2.2.x before 2.2.7, 2.3.x
before 2.3.4, and 2.4.x before 2.4.1 allow remote attackers to redirect
users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via vectors
related to (1) backup/backupfilesedit.php, (2) comment/comment\_post.php,
(3) course/switchrole.php, (4) mod/wiki/filesedit.php, (5)
tag/coursetags\_add.php, or (6) user/files.php.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| moodle | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 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 |
| 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-2012-6101?format=md#patch-details)

### 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-35991> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6101)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6101)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-6101)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6101)

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/21>
* <https://moodle.org/security/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6101>