MGASA-2015-0057

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    MGASA-2015-0057

    Published: 9 Feb 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-1493

    Summary: Updated moodle packages fix CVE-2015-1493

    Details: Updated moodle package fixes security vulnerability: In Moodle before 2.6.8, parameter "file" passed to scripts serving JS was not always cleaned from including "../" in the path, allowing to read files located outside of moodle directory. All OS's are affected, but especially vulnerable are Windows servers (CVE-2015-1493).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0057.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15244, https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=279956, https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.6.8_release_notes, https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=279502, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/09/5

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: moodle

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/moodle?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.6.8-1.mga4

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High