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Moodle: (CVE-2018-1999022): MSA-18-0018: QuickForm library remote code vulnerability (upstream)

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Moodle: (CVE-2018-1999022): MSA-18-0018: QuickForm library remote code vulnerability (upstream)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/23/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
09/17/2018
Modified
01/12/2023

Description

PEAR HTML_QuickForm version 3.2.14 contains an eval injection (CWE-95) vulnerability in HTML_QuickForm's getSubmitValue method, HTML_QuickForm's validate method, HTML_QuickForm_hierselect's _setOptions method, HTML_QuickForm_element's _findValue method, HTML_QuickForm_element's _prepareValue method. that can result in Possible information disclosure, possible impact on data integrity and execution of arbitrary code. This attack appear to be exploitable via A specially crafted query string could be utilised, e.g. http://www.example.com/admin/add_practice_type_id[1]=fubar%27])%20OR%20die(%27OOK!%27);%20//&mode=live. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 3.2.15.

Solution(s)

  • moodle-upgrade-latest

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