CVE-2015-1493
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 ..
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.62%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.62% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- moodle/moodle
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=af9a7937cc085f96bdbc4724cadec6eeae0242fc
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-48980
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/04/15
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/09/2
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=279956Vendor Advisory
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=af9a7937cc085f96bdbc4724cadec6eeae0242fc
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-48980
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/04/15
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/09/2
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=279956Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.