GHSA-x7r4-26m9-hmgq

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x7r4-26m9-hmgq
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-x7r4-26m9-hmgq/GHSA-x7r4-26m9-hmgq.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-x7r4-26m9-hmgq
Aliases
  • CVE-2008-5153
Published
2022-05-17T02:18:02Z
Modified
2024-02-09T19:12:16.524514Z
Summary
Moodle vulnerable to symlink attack
Details

spell-check-logic.cgi in 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-after temporary file.

Database specific
{
    "nvd_published_at": "2008-11-18T16:00:00Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-59"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-02-09T18:57:15Z"
}
References

Affected packages

Packagist / moodle/moodle

Package

Name
moodle/moodle
Purl
pkg:composer/moodle/moodle

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
1.9.0
Fixed
1.9.4

Packagist / moodle/moodle

Package

Name
moodle/moodle
Purl
pkg:composer/moodle/moodle

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
1.8.0
Fixed
1.8.8

Packagist / moodle/moodle

Package

Name
moodle/moodle
Purl
pkg:composer/moodle/moodle

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
1.7.0
Fixed
1.7.7

Packagist / moodle/moodle

Package

Name
moodle/moodle
Purl
pkg:composer/moodle/moodle

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
1.6.0
Fixed
1.6.9