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CVE-2014-3542: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

May 13, 2022 (updated January 19, 2024)

mod/lti/service.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 an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

References

  • git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-45463
  • openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/21/1
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-xmwv-mqh8-4xgw
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/78ed99ec7e5e75b283e844adb058140d6ba0ff14
  • moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264263
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3542

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions up to 2.3.11, all versions starting from 2.4.0 before 2.4.11, all versions starting from 2.5.0 before 2.5.7, all versions starting from 2.6.0 before 2.6.4, version 2.7.0

Fixed versions

  • 2.4.11
  • 2.5.7
  • 2.6.4
  • 2.7.1

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.4.11, 2.5.7, 2.6.4, 2.7.1 or above.

Impact 4.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Source file

packagist/moodle/moodle/CVE-2014-3542.yml

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