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CVE-2014-3543: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

May 13, 2022 (updated August 15, 2023)

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.

References

  • openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/21/1
  • git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=595ef4772d330a20c757635ab090acdcc9b2a2fa
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-27j2-c838-c3qg
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/595ef4772d330a20c757635ab090acdcc9b2a2fa
  • moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264264
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3543

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.4.0 up to 2.4.10, all versions starting from 2.5.0 up to 2.5.6, all versions starting from 2.6.0 up to 2.6.3, version 2.7.0

Fixed versions

  • 2.6.4
  • 2.7.1
  • 2.4.11
  • 2.5.7

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.6.4, 2.7.1, 2.4.11, 2.5.7 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-2014-3543.yml

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