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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-v6f4-v8h8-3c87
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-v6f4-v8h8-3c87
Aliases CVE-2024-43425
Summary Moodle Remote Code Execution vulnerability A flaw was found in Moodle. Additional restrictions are required to avoid a remote code execution risk in calculated question types. Note: This requires the capability to add/update questions.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 7.3
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 8.1 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/11/GHSA-v6f4-v8h8-3c87/GHSA-v6f4-v8h8-3c87.json
cvssv4 7.2 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/11/GHSA-v6f4-v8h8-3c87/GHSA-v6f4-v8h8-3c87.json
generic_textual HIGH
Reference id Reference type URL
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-82576
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2304253
https://github.com/moodle/moodle
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=461193
CVE-2024-43425 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43425
Data source Metasploit
Description This module exploits a command injection vulnerability in Moodle (CVE-2024-43425) to obtain remote code execution. Affected versions include 4.4 to 4.4.1, 4.3 to 4.3.5, 4.2 to 4.2.8, 4.1 to 4.1.11, and earlier unsupported versions.
Note 
Stability:
  - crash-safe
Reliability:
  - event-dependent
SideEffects:
  - ioc-in-logs
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date Aug. 27, 2024
Platform Linux
Source URL https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/tree/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/moodle_rce.rb
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added July 2, 2025
Description Moodle 4.4.0 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date July 2, 2025
Exploit type webapps
Platform multiple
Source update date July 2, 2025

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/11/GHSA-v6f4-v8h8-3c87/GHSA-v6f4-v8h8-3c87.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

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none

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changed

high

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none

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/11/GHSA-v6f4-v8h8-3c87/GHSA-v6f4-v8h8-3c87.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

network

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present

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low

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active

high

low

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-11-07T14:41:20Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2024/43xxx/CVE-2024-43425.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2024-43425

View SSVC decision tree 
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 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'total'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]