CVE-2025-26525GHSA-4HMR-39VP-XFRRBIT-MOODLE-2025-26525
Arbitrary file read risk through pdfTeX
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 4.5.2, 4.4.6, 4.3.10, 4.1.16
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
Insufficient sanitizing in the TeX notation filter resulted in an arbitrary file read risk on sites where pdfTeX is available (such as those with TeX Live installed).
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Moodle Project moodle
From 4.5.0 · fixed in 4.5.2; From 4.4.0 · fixed in 4.4.6; From 4.3.0 · fixed in 4.3.10; From 4.1.0 · fixed in 4.1.16
- moodle/moodlePackagist
From 4.5.0-beta · fixed in 4.5.2
- moodle/moodlePackagist
From 4.4.0-beta · fixed in 4.4.6
- moodle/moodlePackagist
From 4.3.0-beta · fixed in 4.3.10
- moodle/moodlePackagist
fixed in 4.1.16