CVE-2022-40315: Moodle Minor SQL injection risk in admin user browsing

Published Sep 20, 2022
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Updated

A limited SQL injection risk was identified in the "browse list of users" site administration page.

Other sources

Moodle Minor SQL injection risk in admin user browsing

— Packagist

Severity/Risk: Minor Versions affected: 4.0 to 4.0.3, 3.11 to 3.11.9, 3.9 to 3.9.16 and earlier unsupported versions Versions fixed: 4.0.4, 3.11.10 and 3.9.17 Reported by: Vincent CVE identifier: CVE-2022-40315 Changes (master): http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-75283 Tracker issue: MDL-75283 Minor SQL injection risk in admin user browsing

— Red Hat

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
composer/moodle/moodle>=4.0<4.0.4
4.0.4
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.11<3.11.10
3.11.10
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.9<3.9.17
3.9.17
Moodle Moodle>=3.9.0<3.9.17
Moodle Moodle>=3.11.0<3.11.10
Moodle Moodle>=4.0.0<4.0.4
Fedoraproject Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux=8.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=35
Fedoraproject Fedora=36
composer/moodle/moodle>=4.0, <4.0.4
4.0.4
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.11, <3.11.10
3.11.10
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.9, <3.9.17
3.9.17

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/moodle/moodle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.0.4
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/moodle/moodle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.11.10
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade composer/moodle/moodle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.9.17
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade Moodle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.0.4
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade Moodle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.11.10
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade Moodle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.9.17

Event History

Sep 20, 2022
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·05:19 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Sep 30, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:35 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:35 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Oct 1, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via GitHub·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Packagist·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-40315?

CVE-2022-40315 is a vulnerability that allows for a limited SQL injection risk in the browse list of users site administration page.

2

How severe is CVE-2022-40315?

CVE-2022-40315 has a severity score of 9.8 (critical).

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-40315?

CVE-2022-40315 affects Moodle versions 3.9.0 to 3.9.17, 3.11.0 to 3.11.10, and 4.0.0 to 4.0.4.

4

How can I fix the CVE-2022-40315 vulnerability?

To fix the CVE-2022-40315 vulnerability, you should update your Moodle installation to a version that is not affected by the vulnerability.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-40315?

You can find more information about CVE-2022-40315 on the Red Hat Security Advisory, Moodle's git repository, and Bugzilla.

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