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CVE-2008-5153

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.9 Published: 2008-11-18 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

spell-check-logic.cgi in Moodle 1.8.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/spell-check-debug.log, (2) /tmp/spell-check-before, or (3) /tmp/spell-check-after temporary file.

Affected Platforms

Moodle Moodle

Weakness Type

CWE-59

References