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CVE-2018-14630

HIGH
Published 2018-09-17T18:00:00
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CVSS Score

V3.0
8.8
/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.018
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 1.8% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.819
Higher than 81.9% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

[UNKNOWN]

moodle

Affected Versions:

3.5.2 3.4.5 3.3.8 3.1.14

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

✓ GitHub Reviewed HIGH

Moodle XML import of ddwtos could lead to intentional remote code execution

GHSA-c3pr-h96w-2jjg

Advisory Details

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.

Affected Packages

Packagist moodle/moodle
ECOSYSTEM: ≥3.5.0 <3.5.2
Packagist moodle/moodle
ECOSYSTEM: ≥3.4.0 <3.4.5
Packagist moodle/moodle
ECOSYSTEM: ≥3.2.0 <3.3.8
Packagist moodle/moodle
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 <3.1.14

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14630
WEB https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/09cbca8566a388e8f0a1a0cfd86cd0667088ed2c
WEB https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/be092b730910ad97fff0511e177a097ec1cc4b1c
WEB https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/cb8aefa658cf7ad8f002a480343afb2dea94cc08
WEB https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/cfc4393aa689c277a27b9a040ff7dcbdac4e41dd
WEB https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/da1eeea0ff3d292b7669e478abc114872dd9cc8f
WEB https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14630
PACKAGE https://github.com/moodle/moodle
WEB https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=376023
WEB https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/28
WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20200227111301/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105354
WEB https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/remote-code-execution-php-unserialize-moodle-open-source-learning-platform-cve-2018-14630
WEB http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-62880

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 13, 2022, Modified: January 26, 2024

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105354
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-62880
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=376023
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/28
https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/remote-code-execution-php-unserialize-moodle-open-source-learning-platform-cve-2018-14630/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14630
Published: 2018-09-17T18:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-05T09:29:51.675Z
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