CVE-2018-16854 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the login form of Moodle versions 3.1 through 3.5.2 and earlier, allowing attackers to potentially force users to log in to an attacker-controlled account. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting it is not widely targeted. Organizations using affected Moodle versions should upgrade to fixed versions (3.6, 3.5.3, 3.4.6, 3.3.9, or 3.1.15) to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.1.0, < 3.1.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.3.0, < 3.3.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.4.0, < 3.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.5.0, < 3.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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