CVE-2025-34031

HIGH EPSS 85.5%
Published Jun 24, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.7 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published Jun 24, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

A path traversal vulnerability exists in the Moodle LMS Jmol plugin version 6.1 and prior via the query parameter in jsmol.php. The script directly passes user input to the file_get_contents() function without proper validation, allowing attackers to read arbitrary files from the server's filesystem by crafting a malicious query value. This vulnerability can be exploited without authentication and may expose sensitive configuration data, including database credentials. Exploitation evidence was observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2025-02-02 UTC.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.7
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
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:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
85.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
geoffrowlandjmol* ≤6.1

References 3

  • vulncheck.com https://vulncheck.com/advisories/moodle-lms-jmol-plugin-path-traversal
    Third Party Advisory
  • dionach.com https://www.dionach.com/moodle-jmol-plugin-multiple-vulnerabilities/
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46881
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.