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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | < 2.6.8 | 2.6.8 | GHSA-gphj-63h8-r9vq |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.5 | 2.7.5 | GHSA-gphj-63h8-r9vq |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.3 | 2.8.3 | GHSA-gphj-63h8-r9vq |
References
- [oss-security] 20150209 Moodle security issue made public mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20150204 CVE request for Moodlee MDL-48980 Security: Always clean the result from min_get_slash_argument mailing-list
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=af9a7937cc085f96bdbc4724cadec6eeae0242fc
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-48980
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=279956