VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-1493

CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.62%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-06-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the min_get_slash_argument function in lib/configonlylib.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.5, and 2.8.x before 2.8.3 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, as demonstrated by reading PHP scripts.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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