What is CVE-2022-2986?

CVE-2022-2986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-10-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-2986?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-2986 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Moodle

CVE-2022-2986

Enabling and disabling installed H5P libraries did not include the necessary token to prevent a CSRF risk.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.004 (32.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Moodle
N/a Moodle — versions moodle 4.0.3 and moodle 3.11.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

jev770/badmoodle-scan

References

patrick@puiterwijk.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
patrick@puiterwijk.org (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2986?: CVE-2022-2986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-2986?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2986 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.