VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-1171

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability6.24%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-03-30
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references