GitHub Advisory DatabaseGHSA-X7R4-26M9-HMGQMoodle vulnerable to symlink attack
6.4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
6.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.3%
spell-check-logic.cgi in Moodle 1.9 before 1.9.4, 1.8 before 1.8.8, 1.7 before 1.7.7 and 1.6 before 1.6.9 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/spell-check-debug.log, (2) /tmp/spell-check-before, or (3) /tmp/spell-check-after temporary file.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| moodle/moodle | lt | 1.6.9 | |
| moodle/moodle | lt | 1.7.7 | |
| moodle/moodle | lt | 1.8.8 | |
| moodle/moodle | lt | 1.9.4 |
References
lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html
www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1724
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46708
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x7r4-26m9-hmgq
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5153
web.archive.org/web/20090821033319/secunia.com/advisories/33955
web.archive.org/web/20110511083352/uvw.ru/report.sid.txt
web.archive.org/web/20141121115305/www.securityfocus.com/bid/32402
Related
6.4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
6.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.3%