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CVE-2017-2641 — Vulnerability in moodle/moodle — CVE Details

CRITICAL

Moodle SQL injection via user preferences

Published May 17, 2022Updated April 23, 2024Source: osv

Summary

In Moodle 2.x and 3.x, SQL injection can occur via user preferences.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published May 17, 2022 (1609 days ago).
  • Last revised April 23, 2024 — 708 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Composer
Update moodle/moodle to 3.1.5 or later
composer require "moodle/moodle:^3.1.5"
Composer
Update moodle/moodle to 2.7.19 or later
composer require "moodle/moodle:^2.7.19"
Composer
Update moodle/moodle to 3.2.2 or later
composer require "moodle/moodle:^3.2.2"
Composer
Update moodle/moodle to 3.0.9 or later
composer require "moodle/moodle:^3.0.9"

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (4)

Affects 1 ecosystem: packagist (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
moodle/moodle
packagist
v3.1.0, v3.1.0-beta, v3.1.0-rc1, v3.1.0-rc2 (+4 more)3.1.5
moodle/moodle
packagist
v2.7.0, v2.7.0-beta, v2.7.0-rc1, v2.7.0-rc2 (+18 more)2.7.19
moodle/moodle
packagist
v3.2.0, v3.2.0-beta, v3.2.0-rc1, v3.2.0-rc2 (+4 more)3.2.2
moodle/moodle
packagist
v3.0.0, v3.0.0-beta, v3.0.0-rc1, v3.0.0-rc2 (+10 more)3.0.9

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-2641?
Moodle SQL injection via user preferences This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2017-2641?
CVE-2017-2641 affects moodle/moodle. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2017-2641 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-xhq3-455r-xv44

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