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TI-2009-01111 Aliases CVE-2009-1171GHSA-c8pm-7v2j-xmww

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…

Priority LOW 29CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06237 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 27

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.6VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.7VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.8VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.1VulnerableMoodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.7 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.8 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
Show 17 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.6VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.6VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.7VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.8VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.4VulnerableMoodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.7 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.8 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1171
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c8pm-7v2j-xmww

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 5

Other 1

  • TI-2024-22468 moodle: unsafe direct use of $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] in admin/tool/mfa/index.php CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-14741 In Moodle, an SQL injection risk was identified in the library fetching a user's recent courses. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-29071 Moodle: remote code execution via calculated question types CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-06653 Moodle 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-00259 SQL injection in moodle CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-16116 Path traversal in Moodle CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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