CVE-2004-1425 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary session files via path traversal in Moodle, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-1425?
CVE-2004-1425 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 12 Feb 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in file.php in Moodle 1.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary session files for known session IDs via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1425?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1425?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1425 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2004-1425 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1425 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Moodle Moodle
- CVE-2006-4935 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2006-4936 Moodle does not properly validate module instance id
- CVE-2004-2233 Unknown "front page vulnerability with Moodle servers" for Moodle before 1.3.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVE-2004-2235 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2004-2236 Other in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3vcq-64gh-84x2.