CVE-2007-1647 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can access sensitive user data and password hashes by directly requesting session files due to insufficient access controls.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2007-1647?

CVE-2007-1647 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 24 Mar 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Moodle 1.5.2 and earlier stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, and provides directory listings, which allows remote attackers to obtain user names, password hashes, and other sensitive information via a direct request for session (sess_*) files in moodledata/sessions/.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1647?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Moodle Moodle.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1647?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1647 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-1647 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1647 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Moodle Moodle vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cpp3-82c5-xhqm.

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