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CVE-2013-3630

55
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-3630 describes a remote code execution vulnerability in Moodle versions up to 2.5.2. Authenticated administrators can exploit this by configuring the aspell pathname to an arbitrary program and then initiating a spell-check within the TinyMCE editor. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, high access complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available through Metasploit, and its FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100 suggests a high potential for exploitation despite limited community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
42.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Moodle Authenticated Spelling Binary RCE · Oct 30, 2013
ExploitDB: EDB-29324 · Oct 31, 2013
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.4257 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 1,425 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.5.3

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-wxqg-fg7v-mmc6medium

Moodle Authenticated Spelling Binary Remote Code Execution

May 13, 2022

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/164479/Moodle-Authenticated-Spelling-Binary-Remote-Code-Execution.html
community.rapid7.com / community/metasploit/blog/2013/10/30/seven-foss-disclosures-part-one
community.rapid7.com / community/metasploit/blog/2013/10/30/seven-tricks-and-treats
Exploit