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Vulnerability details: VCID-ecv4-7ttg-p3bc
Vulnerability ID VCID-ecv4-7ttg-p3bc
Aliases CVE-2022-35649
GHSA-xp2f-9mx3-3c6p
Summary Moodle PostScript Code Injection The vulnerability was found in Moodle, occurs due to improper input validation when parsing PostScript code. An omitted execution parameter results in a remote code execution risk for sites running GhostScript versions older than 9.50. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 9.8 http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-75044
generic_textual CRITICAL http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-75044
epss 0.04459 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-35649
epss 0.04459 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-35649
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2106273
generic_textual CRITICAL https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2106273
cvssv3.1_qr CRITICAL https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xp2f-9mx3-3c6p
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/moodle/moodle
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/moodle/moodle
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6MOKYVRNFNAODP2XSMGJ5CRDUZCZKAR3
generic_textual CRITICAL https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6MOKYVRNFNAODP2XSMGJ5CRDUZCZKAR3
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MTKUSFPSYFINSQFSOHDQIDVE6FWBEU6V
generic_textual CRITICAL https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MTKUSFPSYFINSQFSOHDQIDVE6FWBEU6V
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=436456
generic_textual CRITICAL https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=436456
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35649
generic_textual CRITICAL https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35649
Reference id Reference type URL
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-75044
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-35649
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2106273
https://github.com/moodle/moodle
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6MOKYVRNFNAODP2XSMGJ5CRDUZCZKAR3
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6MOKYVRNFNAODP2XSMGJ5CRDUZCZKAR3/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MTKUSFPSYFINSQFSOHDQIDVE6FWBEU6V
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MTKUSFPSYFINSQFSOHDQIDVE6FWBEU6V/
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=436456
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35649
GHSA-xp2f-9mx3-3c6p https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xp2f-9mx3-3c6p
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-75044
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2106273
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/moodle/moodle
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6MOKYVRNFNAODP2XSMGJ5CRDUZCZKAR3
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MTKUSFPSYFINSQFSOHDQIDVE6FWBEU6V
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=436456
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35649
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.88565
EPSS Score 0.04459
Published At June 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-01T12:25:32.958384+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/07/GHSA-xp2f-9mx3-3c6p/GHSA-xp2f-9mx3-3c6p.json 36.1.3