Moodle vulnerable to symlink attack
Moderate severity
GitHub Reviewed
Published
May 17, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Feb 19, 2024
Package
Affected versions
>= 1.9.0, < 1.9.4
>= 1.8.0, < 1.8.8
>= 1.7.0, < 1.7.7
>= 1.6.0, < 1.6.9
Patched versions
1.9.4
1.8.8
1.7.7
1.6.9
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Nov 18, 2008
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 17, 2022
Reviewed
Feb 9, 2024
Last updated
Feb 19, 2024
spell-check-logic.cgiin 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-aftertemporary file.References