CVE-2014-3541 json
Moodle vulnerable to PHP object injection attacks
published 2014-07-29 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-fccf-p8fx-vjj4 , EUVD-2022-3746
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.7%
- EPSS 3.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Repositories component in Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.7, 2.6.x before 2.6.4, and 2.7.x before 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary code via serialized data associated with an add-on.
Patch / fix
- packagist moodle/moodle 2.4.11, 2.5.7, 2.6.4, 2.7.1
- github.com/moodle/moodle@3fe1059 commit
- github.com/moodle/moodle@40d52d4 commit
- github.com/moodle/moodle@5c4ef26 commit
- github.com/moodle/moodle@6196144 commit
- github.com/moodle/moodle@68170f0 commit
- github.com/moodle/moodle@7bcf9b1 commit
- github.com/moodle/moodle@867f409 commit
- github.com/moodle/moodle@cb2b42a commit
- github.com/moodle/moodle@e29bb97 commit
- git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-45616 patch
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2014-3541 updated cvss 6.8
moodle: security issues fixed in the upstream 2.7.1, 2.6.4, 2.5.7, and 2.4.11 releases
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
3.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | moodle/moodle | <2.4.11 >=2.5.0, <2.5.7 >=2.6.0, <2.6.4 >=2.7.0, <2.7.1 |
2.4.11 2.5.7 2.6.4 2.7.1 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
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git.moodle.org
/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-45616
web, patch
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/3fe105953d14766393e24372806fcf0a2b77c96d
web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/40d52d4067c2ee062a5b16c780753c6f97413894
web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/5c4ef26c39d3106315f74c26cdcca779ba74254c
web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/61961447c29d48e5a494e7c02e653d6ff00551b2
web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/68170f0b01ccaade799c4cab2312ce6a825fb844
web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/7bcf9b1e2cbdd1e877b828da75b17e3f8318fafc
web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/867f40990bde6152e01604d106ddac8433018f42
web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/cb2b42aed8d9ce3c9840ad825f2e0e7e81bfad91
web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/e29bb97c0756de511ba287b40790d8275a991d33
web
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moodle.org
/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264262
web, vendor-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2014/07/21/1
mailing-list, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3541
advisory
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github.com
/moodle/moodle
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-3541
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-fccf-p8fx-vjj4
- NVD CVE-2014-3541
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