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Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/57772?format=api
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"pkg:composer/moodle/moodle@1.7.0", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-6ed1-up33-77ex" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:composer/moodle/moodle@1.7.0" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/51257?format=api", "purl": "pkg:composer/moodle/moodle@1.8.0", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-5brn-syjs-d3dp" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-6ed1-up33-77ex" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-738a-akbf-n7am" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-9c4r-bgx4-nkgm" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-k46m-rrbx-mkfc" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-q4tm-cf8e-dbhs" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-snna-e5qt-gfeh" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-x2dc-hrjw-eqfh" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:composer/moodle/moodle@1.8.0" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/51258?format=api", "purl": "pkg:composer/moodle/moodle@1.9.0", "is_vulnerable": true, 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"https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-5153.json", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-5153.json" }, { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5153", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.0003", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.08586", "published_at": "2026-04-29T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.0003", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.08579", "published_at": "2026-04-26T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.0003", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.08615", "published_at": "2026-04-21T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.0003", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.08466", "published_at": "2026-04-18T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.0003", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.08628", "published_at": "2026-04-09T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.0003", "scoring_system": "epss", 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"http://secunia.com/advisories/33955", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/33955" }, { "reference_url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46708", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46708" }, { "reference_url": "https://github.com/moodle/moodle", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://github.com/moodle/moodle" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5153", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6.9", "scoring_system": "cvssv2", "scoring_elements": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C" }, { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5153" }, { "reference_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20090821033319/http://secunia.com/advisories/33955", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20090821033319/http://secunia.com/advisories/33955" }, { "reference_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20110511083352/http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20110511083352/http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt" }, { "reference_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20141121115305/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32402", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20141121115305/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32402" }, { "reference_url": "http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1724", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1724" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32402", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32402" }, { "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472117", "reference_id": "472117", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472117" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" }, { "reference_url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x7r4-26m9-hmgq", "reference_id": "GHSA-x7r4-26m9-hmgq", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1_qr", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x7r4-26m9-hmgq" }, { "reference_url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/791-1/", "reference_id": "USN-791-1", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/791-1/" } ], "weaknesses": [ { "cwe_id": 59, "name": "Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')", "description": "The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource." }, { "cwe_id": 377, "name": "Insecure Temporary File", "description": "Creating and using insecure temporary files can leave application and system data vulnerable to attack." }, { "cwe_id": 1035, "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities", "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017." }, { "cwe_id": 937, "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities", "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013." } ], "exploits": [], "severity_range_score": "4.0 - 6.9", "exploitability": "0.5", "weighted_severity": "6.2", "risk_score": 3.1, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-6ed1-up33-77ex" }