Vulnerability · Published Sep 30, 2026 · Assigned by fedora
CVE-2026-102588Moodle: csrf in xml grade import
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in moodle. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A flaw was found in Moodle. The XML grade import feature lacks proper Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) token validation. By tricking an authenticated user with grade management permissions into visiting a malicious webpage, an attacker can trigger unauthorized requests on the victim's behalf. This flaw allows a remote attacker to set or overwrite student grades without authorization.
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-346 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-84545
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-102588 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2543643 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=482507