Cross-site request forgery in Moodle - #VU148895
Published: September 10, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU148895
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in XML grade imports. A remote user can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.
Affected software
Moodle
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Moodle - addressed in versions 4.5.13, 5.0.9, 5.1.6, 5.2.2