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CVE-2009-1171

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 6.2%EU EUVD

The TeX filter in Moodle 1.6 before 1.6.9+, 1.7 before 1.7.7+, 1.8 before 1.8.9, and 1.9 before 1.9.5 allows user-assisted attackers to read arbitrary files via an input command in a "$$" sequence, which causes LaTeX to include the contents of the file.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.3 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
EPSS score
6.2% (94th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2009-1171)
Published
March 30, 2009
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1171 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • moodle / moodle
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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