Moodle: arbitrary file read risk through pdftex (moodle)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.71 % · percentile 54 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- fedora
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
A flaw was found in pdfTeX. Insufficient sanitizing in the TeX notation filter resulted in an arbitrary file read risk on sites where pdfTeX is available, such as those with TeX Live installed.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-1287 — Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | fedora |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | NVD · patrick@puiterwijk.org (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-vjmm-r9gg-425m — Moodle has arbitrary file read risk through pdfTeX
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-3318
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-43426
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0696 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Moodle · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.1.0 < 4.1.12cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.2.0 < 4.2.9cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.3.0 < 4.3.6cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.4.0 < 4.4.2
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| moodle | affected 0 < 4.1.12 ; affected 4.2 < 4.2.9 ; affected 4.3 < 4.3.6 ; affected 4.4 < 4.4.2 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |