CVE-2018-14630
Published: 17 September 2018
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.
Notes
Author | Note |
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msalvatore |
ddwtos is not available in 2.9 and earlier without the module plugins database Public PoC fails to exploit the vulnerability on xenial and later. |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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moodle
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needed
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cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
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|
disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
eoan |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
impish |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
noble |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [code not present])
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Needed
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 8.8 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-62880
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14630
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=376023
- https://claudiospiess.com/posts/exploiting-moodle/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14630
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian