Vulnerability · Published Sep 30, 2026 · Assigned by fedora
CVE-2026-102578Moodle: sql injection in question bank web service
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity SQL injection in moodle. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
A flaw was found in Moodle. An authenticated attacker with access to the question bank web service can submit unsanitized input directly into database queries, resulting in a SQL (Structured Query Language) injection vulnerability. This issue could allow an attacker to view, alter, or delete sensitive data stored in the underlying database.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| moodle | 5.2.0 – before 5.2.25.1.0 – before 5.1.65.0.0 – before 5.0.90 – before 4.5.13 |
Weakness: CWE-89 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
References
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-89383
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-102578 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2543632 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=482496