Information disclosure in moodle
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
A flaw was found in moodle where global search results could include author information on some activities where a user may not otherwise have access to it.
Why it matters now
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 | Affects : 4.0, 3.11 to 3.11.6, 3.10 to 3.10.10, 3.9 to 3.9.13 and earlier unsupported versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 4.0 to before 4.0.1 | 4.0.1 | Patch available | GHSA-fj6p-g234-rrv3 |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 3.11 to before 3.11.7 | 3.11.7 | Patch available | GHSA-fj6p-g234-rrv3 |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 3.10 to before 3.10.11 | 3.10.11 | Patch available | GHSA-fj6p-g234-rrv3 |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 3.9 to before 3.9.14 | 3.9.14 | Patch available | GHSA-fj6p-g234-rrv3 |
- moodle Vendor— Affected Affects : 4.0, 3.11 to 3.11.6, 3.10 to 3.10.10, 3.9 to 3.9.13 and earlier unsupported versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.0 to before 4.0.1 Fixed in 4.0.1 Patch available GHSA-fj6p-g234-rrv3
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.11 to before 3.11.7 Fixed in 3.11.7 Patch available GHSA-fj6p-g234-rrv3
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.10 to before 3.10.11 Fixed in 3.10.11 Patch available GHSA-fj6p-g234-rrv3
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.9 to before 3.9.14 Fixed in 3.9.14 Patch available GHSA-fj6p-g234-rrv3
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9 to before 3.9.14; 3.10 to before 3.10.11; 3.11 to before 3.11.7 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 34 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 35 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 36 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9 to before 3.9.14; 3.10 to before 3.10.11; 3.11 to before 3.11.7 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 34 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 35 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 36 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-fj6p-g234-rrv3 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 4.0.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-fj6p-g234-rrv3 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.11.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-fj6p-g234-rrv3 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.10.11 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-fj6p-g234-rrv3 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.9.14 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
moodle — FEDORA-2022-bd4457bcc4
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-12739 A flaw was found in moodle where logic used to count failed login attempts could result…Priority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2022-12738 A flaw was found in moodle where an SQL injection risk was identified in Badges code relating to configuring criteria.Priority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2022-12736 A flaw was found in moodle where the description user field was not hidden when being set as a hidden user field.Priority LOW 27
- Advisory ·
moodle — FEDORA-2022-89bfefbe48
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-12739 A flaw was found in moodle where logic used to count failed login attempts could result…Priority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2022-12738 A flaw was found in moodle where an SQL injection risk was identified in Badges code relating to configuring criteria.Priority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2022-12736 A flaw was found in moodle where the description user field was not hidden when being set as a hidden user field.Priority LOW 27
Show 1 more group
- Advisory ·
moodle — FEDORA-2022-530fdc5202
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-12739 A flaw was found in moodle where logic used to count failed login attempts could result…Priority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2022-12738 A flaw was found in moodle where an SQL injection risk was identified in Badges code relating to configuring criteria.Priority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2022-12736 A flaw was found in moodle where the description user field was not hidden when being set as a hidden user field.Priority LOW 27
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-30598
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fj6p-g234-rrv3
References
Advisory 6
Other 5
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/4f2eac208d8af4a833f81364e39a5579f39642b1
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/OGF35EN5K2R6X3NTY3XPZSJ3UDASMXI6
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PIMSIRKCFLIC646K4GMUSZU7THOUVPAJ
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QCTWSE3JDMSYL7DPCMXMMJEXZSS6VIA5
Sources
- CVE-2022-30598 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-30598 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fj6p-g234-rrv3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-30598 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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