CVE-2006-4943 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can access sensitive local file information via the jump parameter in Moodle's jumpto.php due to missing session key validation.
- 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-2006-4943?
CVE-2006-4943 is a medium-severity path traversal 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
course/jumpto.php in Moodle before 1.6.2 does not validate the session key (sesskey) before providing content from arbitrary local URIs, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via the jump parameter.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4943?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4943?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4943 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-2006-4943 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4943 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-73q4-xm6m-m55x.