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CVE-2015-1493 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=af9a7937cc085f96bdbc4724cadec6eeae0242fc CVE
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-48980 CVE
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/04/15 CVE
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/09/2 CVE
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=279956 CVEVendor Advisory

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
moodle moodle
<= 2.5.9
2.5.0
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-1493
NVD Published Date:
Jun 1, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]