Arbitrary file read risk through pdfTeX (Moodle Project moodle)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.44 % · percentile 39 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- fedora
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
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-552 — Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N | fedora |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N | NVD · patrick@puiterwijk.org (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-4hmr-39vp-xfrr — Moodle has an arbitrary file read risk through pdfTeX
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-4275
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-26525
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0138 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Moodle · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.1.0 < 4.1.16cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.3.0 < 4.3.10cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.4.0 < 4.4.6cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.5.0 < 4.5.2
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Moodle Project · moodle | affected 4.5.0 < 4.5.2 ; affected 4.4.0 < 4.4.6 ; affected 4.3.0 < 4.3.10 ; affected 4.1.0 < 4.1.16 ; unknown 4.2.0 < 4.2.* ; unknown 0 < 4.0.* |
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 |