# CVE-2007-1647: Moodle 1.5.2 and earlier stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, and provides directory listings,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-03-24 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Moodle 1.5.2 and earlier stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, and provides directory listings, which allows remote attackers to obtain user names, password hashes, and other sensitive information via a direct request for session (sess_*) files in moodledata/sessions/.

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## References

- http://osvdb.org/43558
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3508
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33147

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