CVE-2022-40314

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Published Sep 30, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A remote code execution risk when restoring backup files originating from Moodle 1.9 was identified.

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
`4.0 to 4.0.3, 3.11 to 3.11.9, 3.9 to 3.9.16 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::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-2hmm-q272-xmhf	Moodle remote code execution

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.1% (2.101% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2128147
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=438393

History

May 20, 2025 7:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-502
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Moodle Moodle

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 20, 2025, 6:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: fedora
Published: Sep 30, 2022, 4:29 PM
Updated: May 20, 2025, 6:23 PM
Reserved: Sep 9, 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: Sep 30, 2022, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:01 AM

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