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Moodle: MSA-17-0001: System file inclusion when adding own preset file in Boost theme

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Moodle: MSA-17-0001: System file inclusion when adding own preset file in Boost theme

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/17/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/19/2017
Modified
01/12/2023

Description

It is possible to read a system file by trying to include it in boost theme preset. This can only be exploited by moodle admins and only potentially dangerous in developer debugging mode.

Solution(s)

  • moodle-upgrade-latest

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