Security readout for executives and security teams
Older Moodle releases could accidentally put users' private files into course backups. The main business risk is unintended disclosure of student, staff, or user data to anyone who can access, export, or restore those backups. Exposure is most likely where affected Moodle versions were used and course backups were created, shared, retained, or restored. Legacy backup archives may remain sensitive even after Moodle is upgraded. Prioritize where Moodle handled regulated, student, employee, or customer data and where old course backups are still retained. This is primarily a privacy and data-governance issue. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Moodle to a non-vulnerable release following Moodle or distribution guidance.; Review and restrict access to course backup files and backup storage locations.; Treat backups made on affected versions as potentially containing private user files..
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- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1156CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1156CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1156CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=198623CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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