| Description: | Not optimal regular expression in the filter could be exploited to create extra server load or make particular page unavailable |
| Issue summary: | ReDoS Possible with Convert links to URLs filter |
| Severity/Risk: | Serious |
| Versions affected: | 2.8 to 2.8.3, 2.7 to 2.7.5, 2.6 to 2.6.8 and earlier unsupported versions |
| Versions fixed: | 2.8.4, 2.7.6 and 2.6.9 |
| Reported by: | Rob |
| Issue no.: | MDL-38466 |
| Workaround: | Disable links to URLs filter |
| CVE identifier: | CVE-2015-2268 |
| Changes (master): | http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-38466 |
MSA-15-0012: ReDoS Possible with Convert links to URLs filter
by Marina Glancy -
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