Path Traversal in Moodle
CVE-2022-35650
The vulnerability was found in Moodle, occurs due to input validation error when importing lesson questions. This insufficient path checks results in arbitrary file read risk. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks. The capability to access this feature is only available to teachers, managers and admins by default.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.491 (98.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.493 · newest: 0.491 · change: -0.003
Affected products
- Moodle
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35, 36
- Moodle — versions Fixed in moodle 4.0.2, moodle 3.11.8, moodle 3.9.15
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php (Vendor Advisory)
- git.moodle.org/gw (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-35650?
- CVE-2022-35650 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-07-25.
- How severe is CVE-2022-35650?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-35650 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.