TI-2018-01051 Aliases CVE-2018-1134 GHSA-xjx9-7c29-pwmm

Improper privilege management in Moodle 3.x unknown

LOW 31CWE-269Published 2018-05-25 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

An issue was discovered in Moodle 3.x. Students who submitted assignments and exported them to portfolios can download any stored Moodle file by changing the download URL.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01081 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07

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-xjx9-7c29-pwmm
—	moodle/moodle (Packagist)	3.2 to before 3.2.9	3.2.9	Patch available	GHSA-xjx9-7c29-pwmm
—	moodle/moodle (Packagist)	3.3 to before 3.3.6	3.3.6	Patch available	GHSA-xjx9-7c29-pwmm
—	moodle/moodle (Packagist)	3.4 to before 3.4.3	3.4.3	Patch available	GHSA-xjx9-7c29-pwmm

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-xjx9-7c29-pwmm
moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.2 to before 3.2.9 Fixed in 3.2.9 Patch available GHSA-xjx9-7c29-pwmm
moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.3 to before 3.3.6 Fixed in 3.3.6 Patch available GHSA-xjx9-7c29-pwmm
moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.4 to before 3.4.3 Fixed in 3.4.3 Patch available GHSA-xjx9-7c29-pwmm

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle::::::::	3.1.0 – 3.1.11; 3.2.0 – 3.2.8; 3.3.0 – 3.3.5; 3.4.0 – 3.4.2	Vulnerable	Moodle

cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 – 3.1.11; 3.2.0 – 3.2.8; 3.3.0 – 3.3.5; 3.4.0 – 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-xjx9-7c29-pwmm moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.1.12 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-xjx9-7c29-pwmm moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.2.9 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-xjx9-7c29-pwmm moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.3.6 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-xjx9-7c29-pwmm moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.4.3 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

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Not affected: 1 product

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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1134
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xjx9-7c29-pwmm

References

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

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Sources

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