Moodle allows attackers to cause a denial of service
Impact
filter/urltolink/filter.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.9, 2.7.x before 2.7.6, and 2.8.x before 2.8.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or partial outage) via a crafted string that is matched against an improper regular expression.
Source excerpt · OSVAffected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
| Affected range | Recorded fix |
|---|---|
| Earlier releases before 2.6.9Ecosystem versions | 2.6.9 |
| From 2.7.0 before 2.7.6Ecosystem versions | 2.7.6 |
| From 2.8.0 before 2.8.4Ecosystem versions | 2.8.4 |
Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-36cm-vrqh-8p98
View original version evidence (54 explicit versions)
Original source description
filter/urltolink/filter.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.9, 2.7.x before 2.7.6, and 2.8.x before 2.8.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or partial outage) via a crafted string that is matched against an improper regular expression.
References
- Security advisory nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2268
- Patch github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/07323f50ffc71f8ba1b2914ec8947451e32a61c1
- Patch github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/12ba38e725440eda73301d1dd354583c26d2c65d
- Patch github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/1b249517781dbb49aa19040d7bb6d446d325bf8e
- Patch github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/5219605a81b494c5bb6210ade3ea02d16b1c0d06
- Patch github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/71ab589855e6ce9fa9a30051f8efd6153284344e
- Patch github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/82406581afc4fa6e18051900434004d8563cf5c0
- Patch github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/fdab8c0a518357253ad26bd2f113d7393adf418a
- Source reference github.com/moodle/moodle
- Source reference moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php
- Source reference git.moodle.org/gw
- Security advisory openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/16/1