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GHSA-HVR9-W78P-RCFJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-30 09:31 – Updated: 2026-09-30 09:31

Details

A flaw was found in Moodle. An authenticated attacker with access to the question bank web service can submit unsanitized input directly into database queries, resulting in a SQL (Structured Query Language) injection vulnerability. This issue could allow an attacker to view, alter, or delete sensitive data stored in the underlying database.

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

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CVE-2026-102578 (GCVE-0-2026-102578)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-30 08:36 – Updated: 2026-09-30 14:37

Title

Moodle: sql injection in question bank web service

Summary

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-30 14:36 UTC

CWE

CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Assigner

fedora redhat root Scorecard

References

4 references

URL	Tags
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=…
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-102578	vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2543632	issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=482496

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
		Affected: 5.2.0 , < 5.2.2 (semver) Affected: 5.1.0 , < 5.1.6 (semver) Affected: 5.0.0 , < 5.0.9 (semver) Affected: 0 , < 4.5.13 (semver)

Date Public

2026-09-29 20:17

Credits

Upstream acknowledges Caveeroo as the original reporter.

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