Vulnerability in Moodle

CVE-2008-5153

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Moodle — versions 1.8.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References