Code injection in Moodle 3.x unknown
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Moodle 3.x. A Teacher creating a Calculated question can intentionally cause remote code execution on the server, aka eval injection.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.30811 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed moodle/moodle (Packagist): 3.1.12, 3.2.9, 3.3.6 +1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Moodle 3.x unknown | Moodle 3.x unknown | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 3.1 to before 3.1.12 | 3.1.12 | Patch available | GHSA-xh2j-q4mc-v522 |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 3.2 to before 3.2.9 | 3.2.9 | Patch available | GHSA-xh2j-q4mc-v522 |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 3.3 to before 3.3.6 | 3.3.6 | Patch available | GHSA-xh2j-q4mc-v522 |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 3.4 to before 3.4.3 | 3.4.3 | Patch available | GHSA-xh2j-q4mc-v522 |
- Moodle 3.x unknown Vendor— Affected Moodle 3.x unknown Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.1 to before 3.1.12 Fixed in 3.1.12 Patch available GHSA-xh2j-q4mc-v522
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.2 to before 3.2.9 Fixed in 3.2.9 Patch available GHSA-xh2j-q4mc-v522
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.3 to before 3.3.6 Fixed in 3.3.6 Patch available GHSA-xh2j-q4mc-v522
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.4 to before 3.4.3 Fixed in 3.4.3 Patch available GHSA-xh2j-q4mc-v522
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-xh2j-q4mc-v522 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.1.12 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xh2j-q4mc-v522 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.2.9 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xh2j-q4mc-v522 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.3.6 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-xh2j-q4mc-v522 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.4.3 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1133
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xh2j-q4mc-v522
References
More Moodle vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-22468 moodle: unsafe direct use of $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] in admin/tool/mfa/index.php CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-14741 In Moodle, an SQL injection risk was identified in the library fetching a user's recent courses. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-29071 Moodle: remote code execution via calculated question types CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2016-06653 Moodle 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-00259 SQL injection in moodle CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-16116 Path traversal in Moodle CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-1133 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1133 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xh2j-q4mc-v522 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-1133 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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