CVE-2006-4938 Information disclosure in n/a
Authenticated users can trigger error messages in Moodle help.php to disclose server file paths.
- 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-2006-4938?
CVE-2006-4938 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 23 Sep 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
help.php in Moodle before 1.6.2 does not check the existence of certain help files before including them, which might allow remote authenticated users to obtain the path in an error message.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4938?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4938?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4938 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-4938 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4938 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-6jjc-cvfw-6mr6.