CVE-2024-43425: Moodle Remote Code Execution vulnerability

high Affects moodle/moodle. Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published 2024-11-07; advisory modified 2025-05-02.

Moodle Remote Code Execution vulnerability

Package: moodle/moodle Composer
Affected versions: <4.1.12 or >=4.2.0-beta and <4.2.9 or >=4.3.0-beta and <4.3.6 or >=4.4.0-beta and <4.4.2
Fixed in: 4.1.12, 4.2.9, 4.3.6, 4.4.2
Severity: high CVSS 8.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 88% (99.8th percentile)
Published: 2024-11-07
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-94

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