What is CVE-2018-1042?

CVE-2018-1042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-01-22.

How severe is CVE-2018-1042?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-1042 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SSRF in Moodle

CVE-2018-1042

Moodle 3.x has Server Side Request Forgery in the filepicker.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.156 (96.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Moodle — versions 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 3.2.2
N/a Moodle 3.x — versions Moodle 3.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1042?: CVE-2018-1042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-01-22.
How severe is CVE-2018-1042?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-1042 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.