High severity · published Nov 7, 2024
CVE-2024-43426
Moodle: arbitrary file read risk through pdftex
7.5
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in pdfTeX. 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
Moodle · Moodle
4.1.0 before 4.1.12; 4.2.0 before 4.2.9; 4.3.0 before 4.3.6; 4.4.0 before 4.4.2 · source: NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43426
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43426
Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2304254
Vendor Advisory
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=461194
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