TI-2018-01054 Aliases CVE-2018-1137 GHSA-vxqh-mx28-7ghw

Improper input validation in Moodle 3.x unknown

LOW 39CWE-20Published 2018-05-25 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

An issue was discovered in Moodle 3.x. By substituting URLs in portfolios, users can instantiate any class. This can also be exploited by users who are logged in as guests to create a DDoS attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01708 77th 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-vxqh-mx28-7ghw
—	moodle/moodle (Packagist)	3.2 to before 3.2.9	3.2.9	Patch available	GHSA-vxqh-mx28-7ghw
—	moodle/moodle (Packagist)	3.3 to before 3.3.6	3.3.6	Patch available	GHSA-vxqh-mx28-7ghw
—	moodle/moodle (Packagist)	3.4 to before 3.4.3	3.4.3	Patch available	GHSA-vxqh-mx28-7ghw

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-vxqh-mx28-7ghw
moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.2 to before 3.2.9 Fixed in 3.2.9 Patch available GHSA-vxqh-mx28-7ghw
moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.3 to before 3.3.6 Fixed in 3.3.6 Patch available GHSA-vxqh-mx28-7ghw
moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.4 to before 3.4.3 Fixed in 3.4.3 Patch available GHSA-vxqh-mx28-7ghw

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-vxqh-mx28-7ghw moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.1.12 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-vxqh-mx28-7ghw moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.2.9 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-vxqh-mx28-7ghw moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.3.6 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-vxqh-mx28-7ghw moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.4.3 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1137
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vxqh-mx28-7ghw

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

https://github.com/moodle/moodle

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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