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CVE-2014-3542

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-3542 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Moodle versions through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.7, 2.6.x before 2.6.4, and 2.7.x before 2.7.1. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by crafting a malicious XML external entity declaration within the mod/lti/service.php component. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and a low impact on confidentiality, with no integrity or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0135 is in the 39th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.4.11
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.5.7
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.6.4
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.7.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-xmwv-mqh8-4xgwmedium

Moodle allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files

May 13, 2022

References

git.moodle.org / gw
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/07/21/1
moodle.org / mod/forum/discuss.php
Vendor Advisory