{"id":"CVE-2018-14630","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-14630","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:13:10.671Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2018-09-17T18:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:41:20.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-20","CWE-94"],"affected":["moodle/moodle"],"epss":{"score":0.04604,"percentile":0.91621,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-62880","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105354","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14630","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=376023","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/28","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/remote-code-execution-php-unserialize-moodle-open-source-learning-platform-cve-2018-14630/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-62880","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105354","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14630","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=376023","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/28","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/remote-code-execution-php-unserialize-moodle-open-source-learning-platform-cve-2018-14630/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14630","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}