MSA-22-0024: Remote code execution risk when restoring malformed backup file from Moodle 1.9

MSA-22-0024: Remote code execution risk when restoring malformed backup file from Moodle 1.9

by Michael Hawkins -
Number of replies: 0

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


Severity/Risk: Serious
Versions affected: 4.0 to 4.0.3, 3.11 to 3.11.9, 3.9 to 3.9.16 and earlier unsupported versions
Versions fixed: 4.0.4, 3.11.10 and 3.9.17
Reported by: Paul Holden
CVE identifier: CVE-2022-40314
Changes (master): http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-75405
Tracker issue: MDL-75405 Remote code execution risk when restoring malformed backup file from Moodle 1.9