CVE-2022-40208 json
Moodle may allow students to bypass sequential navigation during a quiz attempt
published 3y ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-moodle-2022-40208 , EUVD-2023-0958 , GHSA-948f-j464-rfj2
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In Moodle, insufficient limitations in some quiz web services made it possible for students to bypass sequential navigation during a quiz attempt.
Patch / fix
- packagist moodle/moodle 3.9.16, 3.11.9, 4.0.3
- bitnami moodle 3.9.16, 3.11.9, 4.0.3
- moodle moodle 3.9.16, 3.11.9, 4.0.3
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red hat product security vex CVE-2022-40208 updated cvss 8.8
moodle: quiz sequential navigation bypass using web services
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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
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | moodle/moodle | >=4.0.0, <4.0.3 >=3.11.0, <3.11.9 <3.9.16 |
4.0.3 3.11.9 3.9.16 |
| bitnami | moodle | >=3.9.0, <3.9.16 >=3.11.0, <3.11.9 >=4.0.0, <4.0.3 |
3.9.16 3.11.9 4.0.3 |
Affected products
- n/a Moodle
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-285 Improper Authorization
References
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moodle.org
/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=438761
web, patch, vendor-advisory, advisory
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/025e0297b65e6a8bd61efad0fdf36168c613f918
web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40208
advisory, web
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git.moodle.org
/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commitdiff;h=025e0297b65e6a8bd61efad0fdf36168c613f918
web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-40208
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-948f-j464-rfj2
- NVD CVE-2022-40208
- OSV BIT-moodle-2022-40208
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