# CVE-2013-4522: lib/filelib.php in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.10, 2.4.x before 2.4.7, and 2.5.x before 2.5.3 does not send "Cache-Control: priv

- Also known as: GHSA-VM9C-39JX-Q45W
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.3.10, 2.4.7, 2.5.3
- Published: 2013-11-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): fixed in 2.3.10
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): from 2.4.0-beta, fixed in 2.4.7
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): from 2.5.0-beta, fixed in 2.5.3

## Description

lib/filelib.php in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.10, 2.4.x before 2.4.7, and 2.5.x before 2.5.3 does not send "Cache-Control: private" HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by requesting a file that had been previously retrieved by a caching proxy server.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, moodle/moodle, upgrade to a fixed version (2.3.10, 2.4.7, 2.5.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-38743
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=244479
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/25/1

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