{"id":"MGASA-2015-0057","summary":"Updated moodle packages fix CVE-2015-1493","details":"Updated moodle package fixes security vulnerability:\n\nIn Moodle before 2.6.8, parameter \"file\" passed to scripts serving JS was not\nalways cleaned from including \"../\" in the path, allowing to read files\nlocated outside of moodle directory. All OS's are affected, but especially\nvulnerable are Windows servers (CVE-2015-1493).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:25:33.111998621Z","published":"2015-02-09T21:44:14Z","upstream":["CVE-2015-1493"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0057.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15244"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=279956"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.6.8_release_notes"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=279502"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/09/5"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"moodle","ecosystem":"Mageia:4","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/moodle?arch=source&distro=mageia-4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.6.8-1.mga4"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0057.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}