CVE-2018-1043

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Published Jan 22, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Moodle 3.x, the setting for blocked hosts list can be bypassed with multiple A record hostnames.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Moodle 3.x

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Moodle 3.x`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.2.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.2.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.3.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.4.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-4189	In Moodle 3.x, the setting for blocked hosts list can be bypassed with multiple A record hostnames.
Github GHSA	GHSA-hpwm-84h5-vqr8	Moodle Setting for blocked hosts list can be bypassed with multiple A record hostnames

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.454% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102769
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=364382

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Moodle Moodle

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:44 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Jan 22, 2018, 8:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:44 AM
Reserved: Dec 4, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:50 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 22, 2018, 8:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:50 AM

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