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Moodle allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 19, 2024

Package

composer moodle/moodle (Composer)

Affected versions

<= 2.3.11
>= 2.4.0, < 2.4.11
>= 2.5.0, < 2.5.7
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.4
= 2.7.0

Patched versions

2.4.11
2.5.7
2.6.4
2.7.1

Description

mod/lti/service.php in Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.7, 2.6.x before 2.6.4, and 2.7.x before 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 29, 2014
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Reviewed Jan 19, 2024
Last updated Jan 19, 2024

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(62nd percentile)

Weaknesses

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2014-3542

GHSA ID

GHSA-xmwv-mqh8-4xgw

Source code

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