CVE-2009-1171
N/A
Published: March 30, 2009 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:06 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMoodle
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
The TeX filter in Moodle 1.6 before 1.6.9+, 1.7 before 1.7.7+, 1.8 before 1.8.9, and 1.9 before 1.9.5 allows user-assisted attackers to read arbitrary files via an input command in a "$$" sequence, which causes LaTeX to include the contents of the file.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1761
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/791-2/
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00077.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00079.html
References (14)
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://cvs.moodle.org/moodle/filter/tex/filter.php?r1=1.18.4.4&r2=1.18.4.5Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1761Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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