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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-vjmm-r9gg-425m
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-vjmm-r9gg-425m
Aliases CVE-2024-43426
Summary Moodle has arbitrary file read risk through pdfTeX A flaw was found in pdfTeX. Insufficient sanitizing in the TeX notation filter resulted in an arbitrary file read risk on sites where pdfTeX is available, such as those with TeX Live installed.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.8
Risk 3.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-1287 Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/11/GHSA-vjmm-r9gg-425m/GHSA-vjmm-r9gg-425m.json
cvssv4 6.6 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/11/GHSA-vjmm-r9gg-425m/GHSA-vjmm-r9gg-425m.json
generic_textual MODERATE
Reference id Reference type URL
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2304254
https://github.com/moodle/moodle
https://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-82745
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=461194
CVE-2024-43426 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43426
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/11/GHSA-vjmm-r9gg-425m/GHSA-vjmm-r9gg-425m.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/11/GHSA-vjmm-r9gg-425m/GHSA-vjmm-r9gg-425m.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-11-07T14:41:10Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2024/43xxx/CVE-2024-43426.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2024-43426

View SSVC decision tree 
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 {'Automatable': 'yes'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]