CVE-2018-14630: Code Injection

September 17, 2018 (updated October 9, 2019)

Moodle is vulnerable to an XML import of ddwtos could lead to intentional remote code execution. When importing legacy drag and drop into text (ddwtos) type quiz questions, it was possible to inject and execute PHP code from within the imported questions, either intentionally or by importing questions from an untrusted source.

References

git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-62880
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105354
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14630
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=376023
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14630

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