SQL injection in Moodle - CVE-2017-2641
Published: March 26, 2017 / Updated: January 16, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39375
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2641
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
Affected software
Moodle
Fedora
moodle
Fedora
moodle
How to mitigate CVE-2017-2641
Install update from vendor's website.
moodle - addressed in versions 2.7.19-1.el6, 3.1.5-1.el7, 3.1.5-1.fc24, 3.1.5-1.fc25, 3.2.2-1.fc26