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CVE-2013-4524

Directory traversal vulnerability in repository/filesystem/lib.php in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.10, 2.4.x

Directory traversal vulnerability in repository/filesystem/lib.php in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.10, 2.4.x before 2.4.7, and 2.5.x before 2.5.3 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a path.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.0028
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
moodle<= 2.2.11
moodleall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocgit.moodle.org · gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-41807git.moodle.org
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD26 Nov 2013 · 05:25 AM
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/25/1
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=244481Vendor Advisory
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