Moodle Lesson Question Import path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Moodle. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Lesson Question Import. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-35650. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Moodle (Learning Management Software) (affected version not known). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Lesson Question Import. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The vulnerability was found in Moodle, occurs due to input validation error when importing lesson questions. This insufficient path checks results in arbitrary file read risk. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks. The capability to access this feature is only available to teachers, managers and admins by default.

The weakness was released 07/26/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at git.moodle.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-35650 since 07/12/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.moodle.org.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Patch: git.moodle.org

Timelineinfo

07/12/2022 🔍
07/26/2022 +14 days 🔍
07/26/2022 +0 days 🔍
08/27/2022 +32 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2022-7e7ce7df2e
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-35650 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-35650
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-205011

Entryinfo

Created: 07/26/2022 15:42
Updated: 08/27/2022 08:35
Changes: 07/26/2022 15:42 (39), 08/27/2022 08:35 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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