{
    "id": "CVE-2009-1171",
    "published": "2009-03-30 22:30:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:06:39",
    "cvss_score": "4.3",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-20",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.06237",
    "epss_percentile": "0.93322",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-30 18:17:08",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "moodle",
            "product": "moodle"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "8297",
            "title": "Moodle < 1.6.9/1.7.7/1.8.9/1.9.5 - File Disclosure",
            "date": "2009-03-27",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8297"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "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/"
    ]
}