Moodle improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Moodle. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-0985. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Moodle (Learning Management Software) (affected version not known). Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 04/30/2022. The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-0985 since 03/15/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/09/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 261254 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-0985), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (261254). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 261254
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-0985

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/15/2022 🔍
04/30/2022 +45 days 🔍
04/30/2022 +0 days 🔍
09/09/2025 +1228 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-0985 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-0985
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-198732

Entryinfo

Created: 04/30/2022 08:16
Updated: 09/09/2025 13:50
Changes: 04/30/2022 08:16 (35), 05/04/2022 12:19 (1), 09/09/2025 13:50 (16)
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