CVE-2015-1493

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Directory traversal vulnerability in the min_get_slash_argument function in lib/configonlylib.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.5, and 2.8.x before 2.8.3 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, as demonstrated by reading PHP scripts.

Vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio en la función min_get_slash_argument en lib/configonlylib.php en Moodle hasta 2.5.9, 2.6.x anterior a 2.6.8, 2.7.x anterior a 2.7.5, y 2.8.x anterior a 2.8.3 permite a usuarios remotos autenticados leer ficheros arbitrarios a través de un .. (punto punto) en el parámetro file, tal y como fue demostrado mediante la lectura de secuencias de comandos PHP.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-02-05 CVE Reserved
2015-06-01 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=af9a7937cc085f96bdbc4724cadec6eeae0242fc	X_refsource_confirm
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-48980	X_refsource_confirm
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/04/15	Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/09/2	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=279956	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				<= 2.5.9 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version " <= 2.5.9"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.5.0 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.5.0"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.5.1 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.5.1"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.5.2 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.5.2"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.5.3 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.5.3"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.5.4 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.5.4"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.5.5 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.5.5"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.5.6 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.5.6"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.5.7 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.5.7"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.5.8 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.5.8"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.6.0 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.6.0"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.6.1 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.6.1"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.6.2 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.6.2"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.6.3 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.6.3"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.6.4 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.6.4"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.6.5 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.6.5"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.6.6 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.6.6"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.6.7 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.6.7"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.6.8 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.6.8"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.7.0 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.7.0"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.7.1 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.7.1"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.7.2 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.7.2"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.7.3 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.7.3"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.7.4 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.7.4"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.8.0 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.8.0"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.8.1 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.8.1"		-		Affected
Moodle Search vendor "Moodle"		Moodle Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle"				2.8.2 Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version "2.8.2"		-		Affected