CVE-2009-1171

N/A Unknown
Published: March 30, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://cvs.moodle.org/moodle/filter/tex/filter.php?r1=1.18.4.4&r2=1.18.4.5
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34517
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34557
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34600
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35570
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-18552
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1761
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502231/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34278
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/791-2/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8297
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00077.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00079.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://cvs.moodle.org/moodle/filter/tex/filter.php?r1=1.18.4.4&r2=1.18.4.5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34517
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34557
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34600
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35570
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-18552
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1761
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502231/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34278
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/791-2/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8297
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00077.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00079.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
9.2%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

moodle

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