CVE-2015-1493
Moodle < 2.5.9, 2.6.x < 2.6.8, 2.7.x < 2.7.5, 2.8.x < 2.8.3 - Authenticated Path Traversal via File Parameter
Title source: llmDescription
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 (5)
Core 5
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/09/2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/04/15
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=af9a7937cc085f96bdbc4724cadec6eeae0242fc
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-48980
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=279956
Scores
EPSS
0.0066
EPSS Percentile
71.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (28)
moodle/moodle
2.5.0
moodle/moodle
2.5.1
moodle/moodle
2.5.2
moodle/moodle
2.5.3
moodle/moodle
2.5.4
moodle/moodle
2.5.5
moodle/moodle
2.5.6
moodle/moodle
2.5.7
moodle/moodle
2.5.8
moodle/moodle
2.6.0
... and 18 more
Published
Jun 01, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026