CVE-2022-30599 SQL injection in moodle

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

An SQL injection vulnerability in Moodle's Badges criteria configuration allows attackers to read or modify database contents.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-30599?

CVE-2022-30599 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 18 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A flaw was found in moodle where an SQL injection risk was identified in Badges code relating to configuring criteria.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30599?

9 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle and moodle. It affects 3 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.103.10.11
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.103.10.11
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.113.11.7
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.113.11.7
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.93.9.14
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.93.9.14
3 more packages
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 4.04.0.1
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 4.04.0.1
moodle BitnamiFrom 3.9.03.9.14, 3.10.11, 3.11.7, 4.0.1

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Moodle Moodle, Redhat Enterprise Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2022-30599?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 3.10.11, 3.11.7, 3.9.14 or 4.0.1.

Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.

Is CVE-2022-30599 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30599 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-moodle-2022-30599, GHSA-69c3-5xxf-58q2, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-30599.

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