# CVE-2015-1493: Directory traversal vulnerability in the min\_get\_slash\_argument function in lib/configonlylib.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.

- Also known as: GHSA-GPHJ-63H8-R9VQ
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.6.8, 2.7.5, 2.8.3
- Published: 2015-06-01 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): fixed in 2.6.8
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.5
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): from 2.8.0, fixed in 2.8.3

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the min_get_slash_argument function in lib/configonlylib.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.5, and 2.8.x before 2.8.3 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, as demonstrated by reading PHP scripts.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, moodle/moodle, upgrade to a fixed version (2.6.8, 2.7.5, 2.8.3) per the references below.
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## References

- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/09/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/04/15
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=af9a7937cc085f96bdbc4724cadec6eeae0242fc
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-48980
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=279956

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