The vulnerability was found in Moodle, occurs due to input validation error when importing lesson questions. This insufficient path checks results in arbitrary file read risk. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks. The capability to access this feature is only available to teachers, managers and admins by default.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2106274 | third party advisory issue tracking |
| https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=436457 | vendor advisory |
| http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-72029 | patch vendor advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6MOKYVRNFNAODP2XSMGJ5CRDUZCZKAR3/ | vendor advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MTKUSFPSYFINSQFSOHDQIDVE6FWBEU6V/ | vendor advisory |