CVE-2009-1171 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.2% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The TeX filter in Moodle 1.6 before 1.6.9+, 1.7 before 1.7.7+, 1.8 before 1.8.9, and 1.9 before 1.9.5 allows user-assisted attackers to read arbitrary files via an input command in a "$$" sequence, which causes LaTeX to include the contents of the file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 6.24% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-03-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| moodle | moodle |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Moodle < 1.6.9/1.7.7/1.8.9/1.9.5 - File Disclosure | 2009-03-27 |
References
- http://cvs.moodle.org/moodle/filter/tex/filter.php?r1=1.18.4.4&r2=1.18.4.5
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34517
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34557
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34600
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35570
- http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-18552
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1761
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502231/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34278
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/791-2/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8297
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00077.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00079.html
- http://cvs.moodle.org/moodle/filter/tex/filter.php?r1=1.18.4.4&r2=1.18.4.5
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34517
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34557
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34600
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35570
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