CVE-2008-5153 Moodle vulnerable to symlink attack
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in Moodle's spell-check logic.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-5153?
CVE-2008-5153 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 18 Nov 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
spell-check-logic.cgi in Moodle 1.8.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/spell-check-debug.log, (2) /tmp/spell-check-before, or (3) /tmp/spell-check-after temporary file.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5153?
8 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 1.6.0 | 1.6.9 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 1.6.0 | 1.6.9 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 1.7.0 | 1.7.7 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 1.7.0 | 1.7.7 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 1.8.0 | 1.8.8 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 1.8.0 | 1.8.8 |
2 more packages
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 1.9.0 | 1.9.4 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 1.9.0 | 1.9.4 |
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5153?
Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 1.6.9, 1.7.7, 1.8.8 or 1.9.4.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2008-5153 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5153 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-x7r4-26m9-hmgq.