CVE-2008-5153
EPSS 0.03%Moodle vulnerable to symlink attack
Published: 5/17/2022Modified: 2/9/2024
Also known as:GHSA-x7r4-26m9-hmgq
Description
`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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/moodlefrom 0, < 1.6.3-2+etch2
- Packagist/moodle/moodle>= 1.9.0, < 1.9.4
References (8)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5153
- PATCHhttps://github.com/moodle/moodle
- WEBhttp://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html
- WEBhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46708
- WEBhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090821033319/http://secunia.com/advisories/33955
- WEBhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110511083352/http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt
- WEBhttps://web.archive.org/web/20141121115305/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32402
- WEBhttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1724