CVE-2006-4942

Moodle <1.6.2 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Moodle before 1.6.2, when the configuration lacks (1) algebra or (2) tex filters, allows remote authenticated users to write LaTeX or MimeTeX output files to the top level of the dataroot directory via (a) filter/algebra/pix.php or (b) filter/tex/pix.php.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://docs.moodle.org/en/Release_notes#Moodle_1.6.2

Scores

EPSS 0.0054
EPSS Percentile 67.9%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
moodle/moodle 1.6.0
moodle/moodle < 1.6.1
Published Sep 23, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026