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Moodle allows attackers to delete files

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 26, 2024

Package

composer moodle/moodle (Composer)

Affected versions

>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.10
>= 2.8.0, < 2.8.8
>= 2.9.0, < 2.9.2

Patched versions

2.7.10
2.8.8
2.9.2

Description

The wiki component in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.10, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, and 2.9.x before 2.9.2 does not consider the mod/wiki:managefiles capability before authorizing file management, which allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary files by using a manage-files button in a text editor.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 22, 2016
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Reviewed Jan 26, 2024
Last updated Jan 26, 2024

Severity

Moderate
4.3
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2015-5265

GHSA ID

GHSA-44xp-wj24-9xxj

Source code

Credits

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