Improper input validation in [UNKNOWN] moodle
Priority LOW 36CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
A flaw was found in moodle before versions 3.5.1, 3.4.4, 3.3.7, 3.1.13. When a quiz question bank is imported, it was possible for the question preview that is displayed to execute JavaScript that is written into the question bank.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02064 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed moodle/moodle (Packagist): 3.5.1, 3.4.4, 3.3.7 +2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [UNKNOWN] | moodle | moodle 3.5.1; moodle 3.4.4; moodle 3.3.7; moodle 3.1.13 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 3.5.0 to before 3.5.1 | 3.5.1 | Patch available | GHSA-p7v9-gjrh-563x |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 3.4.0 to before 3.4.4 | 3.4.4 | Patch available | GHSA-p7v9-gjrh-563x |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 3.3.0 to before 3.3.7 | 3.3.7 | Patch available | GHSA-p7v9-gjrh-563x |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 3.2.0 to before 3.2.10 | 3.2.10 | Patch available | GHSA-p7v9-gjrh-563x |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 3.1.0 to before 3.1.13 | 3.1.13 | Patch available | GHSA-p7v9-gjrh-563x |
- moodle Vendor[UNKNOWN] Affected moodle 3.5.1; moodle 3.4.4; moodle 3.3.7; moodle 3.1.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.5.0 to before 3.5.1 Fixed in 3.5.1 Patch available GHSA-p7v9-gjrh-563x
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.4.0 to before 3.4.4 Fixed in 3.4.4 Patch available GHSA-p7v9-gjrh-563x
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.3.0 to before 3.3.7 Fixed in 3.3.7 Patch available GHSA-p7v9-gjrh-563x
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.2.0 to before 3.2.10 Fixed in 3.2.10 Patch available GHSA-p7v9-gjrh-563x
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.1.0 to before 3.1.13 Fixed in 3.1.13 Patch available GHSA-p7v9-gjrh-563x
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 to before 3.1.13; 3.3 to before 3.3.7; 3.4 to before 3.4.4; 3.5 to before 3.5.1 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 to before 3.1.13; 3.3 to before 3.3.7; 3.4 to before 3.4.4; 3.5 to before 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-p7v9-gjrh-563x moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.5.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-p7v9-gjrh-563x moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.4.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-p7v9-gjrh-563x moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.3.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-p7v9-gjrh-563x moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.2.10 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-p7v9-gjrh-563x moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.1.13 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-10891
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p7v9-gjrh-563x
References
Advisory 2
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-2018-10891 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-10891 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p7v9-gjrh-563x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-10891 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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