CVE-2014-3542 Moodle allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files

What is CVE-2014-3542?

CVE-2014-3542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 29 Jul 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

mod/lti/service.php in Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.7, 2.6.x before 2.6.4, and 2.7.x before 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3542?

10 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle. It affects 1 product.

Products include Moodle Moodle.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3542?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 2.4.11, 2.5.7, 2.6.4 or 2.7.1.

Is CVE-2014-3542 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3542 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Moodle Moodle

• CVE-2006-4935 File upload in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2006-4936 Moodle does not properly validate module instance id Critical 10.0
• CVE-2004-2233 Unknown "front page vulnerability with Moodle servers" for Moodle before 1.3.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors. Critical 10.0
• CVE-2004-2235 Cross-site scripting in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2004-2236 Other in n/a Critical 10.0

All Moodle Moodle vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-xmwv-mqh8-4xgw.