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Moodle: Improper Input Validation (CVE-2022-35650)

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Moodle: Improper Input Validation (CVE-2022-35650)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/25/2022
Created
08/29/2022
Added
08/03/2022
Modified
11/08/2023

Description

The vulnerability was found in Moodle, occurs due to input validation error when importing lesson questions. This insufficient path checks results in arbitrary file read risk. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks. The capability to access this feature is only available to teachers, managers and admins by default.

Solution(s)

  • moodle-upgrade-3_11_8
  • moodle-upgrade-3_9_15
  • moodle-upgrade-4_0_2

References

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