UBUNTU-CVE-2026-119553

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2026-119553

    Published: 30 Oct 2026Last Modified: 5 Nov 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2026-119553

    Summary:

    Details: Moodle 5.3.0, 5.2.0 through 5.2.4, 5.1.0 through 5.1.8, 5.0.0 through 5.0.11, and through 4.5.15 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the Blackboard question import format. Teachers with question import or lesson edit rights can upload a crafted zip with img src values containing ../ sequences, copying server files like config.php into their draft area.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-119553, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119553, https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/moodle-blackboard-img, https://github.com/moodle/moodle, https://github.com/moodle/moodle/blob/v5.3.0/public/question/format/blackboard_six/formatbase.php#L128-L133, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moodle-through-5.3.0-5.2.4-5.1.8-5.0.11-and-4.5.15-blackboard-import-path-traversal

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: moodle

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/moodle?arch=source&distro=esm-apps-legacy%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.7.9+dfsg-1
    2.7.10+dfsg-1
    2.7.11+dfsg-1
    2.7.11+dfsg-2
    2.7.12+dfsg-1

    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
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