cve/2009/CVE-2009-1171.md

### [CVE-2009-1171](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1171)
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### Description

The TeX filter in Moodle 1.6 before 1.6.9+, 1.7 before 1.7.7+, 1.8 before 1.8.9, and 1.9 before 1.9.5 allows user-assisted attackers to read arbitrary files via an input command in a "$$" sequence, which causes LaTeX to include the contents of the file.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-18552
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8297

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.