Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 27, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-6112
CVE-2012-6112
Description
classes/GoogleSpell.php in the PHP Spellchecker (aka Google Spellchecker) addon before 2.0.6.1 for TinyMCE, as used in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.10, 2.2.x before 2.2.7, 2.3.x before 2.3.4, and 2.4.x before 2.4.1 and other products, does not properly handle control characters, which allows remote attackers to trigger arbitrary outbound HTTP requests via a crafted string.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodlePackagist | >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.10 | 2.1.10 |
moodle/moodlePackagist | >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.7 | 2.2.7 |
moodle/moodlePackagist | >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.4 | 2.3.4 |
moodle/moodlePackagist | >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.1 | 2.4.1 |
Affected products
34cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 21 more
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:tinymce:spellchecker_php:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
- cpe:2.3:a:tinymce:spellchecker_php:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tinymce:spellchecker_php:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tinymce:spellchecker_php:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tinymce:spellchecker_php:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tinymce:spellchecker_php:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tinymce:spellchecker_php:2.0:a1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tinymce:spellchecker_php:2.0:a2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tinymce:spellchecker_php:2.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tinymce:spellchecker_php:2.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tinymce:spellchecker_php:2.0:b3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tinymce:spellchecker_php:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- www.tinymce.com/forum/viewtopic.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-fx5h-3786-h2w6ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6112ghsaADVISORY
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/21/1nvdWEB
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/6fac8f7f04c9fe7f8bbb54a9c00ec5f9ea4f09e0ghsaWEB
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/9803d8fc3ce08c8f8b88ad3a95d9a7c97678a3e3ghsaWEB
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/a3243760c243ddad76e91840134009c3681cb16aghsaWEB
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/f938b1a89b8f381129120a37915d1b345333b3fbghsaWEB
- github.com/tinymce/tinymce_spellchecker_php/commit/22910187bfb9edae90c26e10100d8145b505b974nvdWEB
- moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.phpnvdWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20121015010345/http://www.tinymce.com/develop/changelog/ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20121129021911/http://www.tinymce.com/forum/viewtopic.phpghsaWEB
- www.tinymce.com/develop/changelog/nvd
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