Moodle: moodle: formula injection allows arbitrary formula execution via unescaped data export
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
A flaw was found in moodle. This formula injection vulnerability occurs when data fields are exported without proper escaping. A remote attacker could exploit this by providing malicious data that, when exported and opened in a spreadsheet, allows arbitrary formulas to execute. This can lead to compromised data integrity and unintended operations within the spreadsheet.
Why it matters now
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 | 4.1.0 to before 4.1.22; 4.4.0 to before 4.4.12; 4.5.0 to before 4.5.8; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.4; 5.1.0 to before 5.1.1 | 4.1.22, 4.4.12, 4.5.8, 5.0.4, 5.1.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | before 4.1.22 | 4.1.22 | Patch available | GHSA-qfh6-h7j6-fvjv |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 4.4.0-beta to before 4.4.12 | 4.4.12 | Patch available | GHSA-qfh6-h7j6-fvjv |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 4.5.0-beta to before 4.5.8 | 4.5.8 | Patch available | GHSA-qfh6-h7j6-fvjv |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 5.0.0-beta to before 5.0.4 | 5.0.4 | Patch available | GHSA-qfh6-h7j6-fvjv |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | 5.1.0-beta to before 5.1.1 | 5.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-qfh6-h7j6-fvjv |
- moodle Vendor— Affected 4.1.0 to before 4.1.22; 4.4.0 to before 4.4.12; 4.5.0 to before 4.5.8; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.4; 5.1.0 to before 5.1.1 Fixed in 4.1.22, 4.4.12, 4.5.8, 5.0.4, 5.1.1 Patch available CNA
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.22 Fixed in 4.1.22 Patch available GHSA-qfh6-h7j6-fvjv
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.4.0-beta to before 4.4.12 Fixed in 4.4.12 Patch available GHSA-qfh6-h7j6-fvjv
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.5.0-beta to before 4.5.8 Fixed in 4.5.8 Patch available GHSA-qfh6-h7j6-fvjv
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 5.0.0-beta to before 5.0.4 Fixed in 5.0.4 Patch available GHSA-qfh6-h7j6-fvjv
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 5.1.0-beta to before 5.1.1 Fixed in 5.1.1 Patch available GHSA-qfh6-h7j6-fvjv
Remediation
- Fix · CNA moodle Fixed in 4.1.22, 4.4.12, 4.5.8, 5.0.4, 5.1.1
- Fix · GHSA-qfh6-h7j6-fvjv moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 4.1.22 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qfh6-h7j6-fvjv moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 4.4.12 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qfh6-h7j6-fvjv moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 4.5.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qfh6-h7j6-fvjv moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 5.0.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qfh6-h7j6-fvjv moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 5.1.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-67851
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qfh6-h7j6-fvjv
References
Advisory 4
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-2025-67851 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-67851 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qfh6-h7j6-fvjv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-67851 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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