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CVE-2015-0217: Moodle allows attackers to cause a denial of service

May 13, 2022 (updated January 25, 2024)

filter/mediaplugin/filter.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.4, and 2.8.x before 2.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or partial outage) via a crafted string that is matched against an improper regular expression.

References

  • git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-48546
  • openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/19/1
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-p497-37fc-xvvc
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/01da07a42be0f69de9f316be6ee8cb25ecd60c19
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/25191bc31187f6381ad9fc690b653414ea3bc6d4
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/531492a32cf77f90bc48c4868a5f71dd7040049f
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/5329d84f0b5767f5bb800b203bfb89753ac35146
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/63ed941a9363b6da3322df2b8de5be0d1df6d81a
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/70229b7ec718ee3929109c54de74a8d14264a166
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/d11969e7775b0fc1a2debf6ec91e42d25b0eeecd
  • moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=278617
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0217

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.6.7, all versions starting from 2.7.0 before 2.7.4, all versions starting from 2.8.0 before 2.8.2

Fixed versions

  • 2.6.7
  • 2.7.4
  • 2.8.2

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.6.7, 2.7.4, 2.8.2 or above.

Impact 6.8 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

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Weakness

  • CWE-399

Source file

packagist/moodle/moodle/CVE-2015-0217.yml

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