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title: "CVE-2012-6102\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-6102

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

lib.php in the Submission comments plugin in the Assignment module in
Moodle 2.3.x before 2.3.4 and 2.4.x before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to
read or modify the submission comments (aka feedback comments) of arbitrary
users via a crafted URI.

## Status

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| 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 | Not affected |
| 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-2012-6102?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-37244> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6102)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6102)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-6102)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6102)

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/21>
* <https://moodle.org/security/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6102>
