UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14630

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14630

    Published: 17 Sept 2018Last Modified: 24 Oct 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-14630

    Summary:

    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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14630, 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

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: moodle

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.7.9+dfsg-1
    2.7.10+dfsg-1
    2.7.11+dfsg-1
    2.7.11+dfsg-2
    2.7.12+dfsg-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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