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CVE-2012-6087


repository/s3/S3.php in the Amazon S3 library in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.9, 2.4.x before 2.4.6, and 2.5.x before 2.5.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate, related to an incorrect CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST value.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-6087 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from moodle organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2013-09-16T13:02:48.050

Last Modified

2026-06-16T23:47:48.080

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application moodle moodle ≤ 2.2.11 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.2.0 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.2.1 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.2.2 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.2.3 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.2.4 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.2.5 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.2.6 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.2.7 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.2.8 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.2.9 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.2.10 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.3.0 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.3.1 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.3.2 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.3.3 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.3.4 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.3.5 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.3.6 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.3.7 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.3.8 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.4.0 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.4.1 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.4.2 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.4.3 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.4.4 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.4.5 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.0 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.1 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For moodle's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.