CVE-2009-1171

Public Exploit

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.40% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/34600 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1761 vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8297 exploit
https://usn.ubuntu.com/791-2/ vendor advisory
http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-18552
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00079.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502231/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://cvs.moodle.org/moodle/filter/tex/filter.php?r1=1.18.4.4&r2=1.18.4.5 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/35570 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34278 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00077.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34557 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34517 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1171?
CVE-2009-1171 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1171?
To fix CVE-2009-1171, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1171 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1171 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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