TI-2022-19074 Aliases CVE-2022-40208 GHSA-948f-j464-rfj2

Improper authorization in Moodle

LOW 21CWE-285Published 2023-03-24 · Updated 2025-02-20

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-285.

Summary

In Moodle, insufficient limitations in some quiz web services made it possible for students to bypass sequential navigation during a quiz attempt.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00563 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed moodle/moodle (Packagist): 4.0.3, 3.11.9, 3.9.16

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	Moodle	affected 4.0 to 4.0.2, 3.11 to 3.11.8, 3.9 to 3.9.15 and earlier unsupported versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	moodle/moodle (Packagist)	4.0.0 to before 4.0.3	4.0.3	Patch available	GHSA-948f-j464-rfj2
—	moodle/moodle (Packagist)	3.11.0 to before 3.11.9	3.11.9	Patch available	GHSA-948f-j464-rfj2
—	moodle/moodle (Packagist)	before 3.9.16	3.9.16	Patch available	GHSA-948f-j464-rfj2

Moodle Vendor— Affected affected 4.0 to 4.0.2, 3.11 to 3.11.8, 3.9 to 3.9.15 and earlier unsupported versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.0.3 Fixed in 4.0.3 Patch available GHSA-948f-j464-rfj2
moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.11.0 to before 3.11.9 Fixed in 3.11.9 Patch available GHSA-948f-j464-rfj2
moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 3.9.16 Fixed in 3.9.16 Patch available GHSA-948f-j464-rfj2

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle::::::::	after 3.9.0, before 3.9.16; after 3.11.0, before 3.11.9; after 4.0.0, before 4.0.3	Vulnerable	Moodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.9.0:-::::::	3.9.0	Vulnerable	Moodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.11.0:-::::::	3.11.0	Vulnerable	Moodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:4.0.0:-::::::	4.0.0	Vulnerable	Moodle

cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions after 3.9.0, before 3.9.16; after 3.11.0, before 3.11.9; after 4.0.0, before 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.11.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-948f-j464-rfj2 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 4.0.3 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-948f-j464-rfj2 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.11.9 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-948f-j464-rfj2 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.9.16 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-40208
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-948f-j464-rfj2

References

Patch 1

https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=438761

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40208

Other 3

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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