CVE-2018-14630
moodle before versions 3.5.2, 3.4.5, 3.3.8, 3.1.14 is vulnerable to an XML import of ddwtos could lead to intentional remote code execution.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
moodle before versions 3.5.2, 3.4.5, 3.3.8, 3.1.14 is vulnerable to an XML import of ddwtos could lead to intentional remote code execution. When importing legacy 'drag and drop into text' (ddwtos) type quiz questions, it was possible to inject and execute PHP code from within the imported questions, either intentionally or by importing questions from an untrusted source.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.42% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-94
- Affected
- moodle/moodle
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-62880Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105354Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14630Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=376023Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/28Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/remote-code-execution-php-unserialize-moodle-open-source-learning-platform-cve-2018-14630/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-62880Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105354Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14630Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=376023Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/28Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/remote-code-execution-php-unserialize-moodle-open-source-learning-platform-cve-2018-14630/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.