CVE-2022-40208

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Published Mar 24, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Moodle, insufficient limitations in some quiz web services made it possible for students to bypass sequential navigation during a quiz attempt.

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

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`affected 4.0 to 4.0.2, 3.11 to 3.11.8, 3.9 to 3.9.15 and earlier unsupported versions`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.9.0:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.11.0:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:4.0.0:-::::::

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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-2023-0958	In Moodle, insufficient limitations in some quiz web services made it possible for students to bypass sequential navigation during a quiz attempt.
Github GHSA	GHSA-948f-j464-rfj2	Moodle may allow students to bypass sequential navigation during a quiz attempt

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.563% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=438761

History

Feb 20, 2025 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Moodle Moodle

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 20, 2025, 6:56 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Mar 24, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Feb 20, 2025, 6:56 PM
Reserved: Sep 20, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:14 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:14 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:01 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 24, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:01 AM

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