| Description: | The file system repository was allowing access to files beyond the Moodle file area. |
| Issue summary: | File System repository gives read access to the whole file system |
| Severity/Risk: | Serious |
| Versions affected: | 2.5 to 2.5.2, 2.4 to 2.4.6, 2.3 to 2.3.9 and earlier unsupported versions |
| Versions fixed: | 2.6, 2.5.3, 2.4.7 and 2.3.10 |
| Reported by: | Frédéric Massart |
| Issue no.: | MDL-41807 |
| CVE identifier: | CVE-2013-4524 |
| Workaround | Do not enable File System repository (default) |
| Changes (master): | http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-41807 |
Security Announcements
MSA-13-0038: Access to server files through repository