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CVE-2008-5153

Date: November 18, 2008

spell-check-logic.cgi in Moodle 1.8.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/spell-check-debug.log, (2) /tmp/spell-check-before, or (3) /tmp/spell-check-after temporary file.

Severity Score

Related Resources (12)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46708
https://web.archive.org/web/20090821033319/http://secunia.com/advisories/33955
http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5153
http://secunia.com/advisories/33955
https://github.com/moodle/moodle
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1724
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20141121115305/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32402
https://web.archive.org/web/20110511083352/http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32402
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2008-5153

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CWE-59

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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