GHSA-gphj-63h8-r9vq
Moodle directory traversal vulnerability
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | < 2.6.8 | 2.6.8 |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.5 | 2.7.5 |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.3 | 2.8.3 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
Directory traversal vulnerability in the min_get_slash_argument function in lib/configonlylib.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.5, and 2.8.x before 2.8.3 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, as demonstrated by reading PHP scripts.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1493
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/0289be1321babfa588fb5b18ebb08a296eed9eee
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/a72f2cca7f08c354c18a3923c3f05eee50bdd434
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/af9a7937cc085f96bdbc4724cadec6eeae0242fc
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/cc496f5b27d36a8df4bcede997a484eb9719363b
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=279956
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-48980
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=af9a7937cc085f96bdbc4724cadec6eeae0242fc
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/04/15
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/09/2