Moodle H5P Library cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Moodle. This affects an unknown function of the component H5P Library Handler. The manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-2986. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Moodle (Learning Management Software) (affected version not known). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component H5P Library Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Enabling and disabling installed H5P libraries did not include the necessary token to prevent a CSRF risk.

The weakness was published 10/06/2022. The advisory is shared for download at git.moodle.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-2986 since 08/25/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 260711 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-2986), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.moodle.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (260711). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 260711
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-2986

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: git.moodle.org

Timelineinfo

08/25/2022 🔍
10/06/2022 +42 days 🔍
10/06/2022 +0 days 🔍
09/03/2025 +1063 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: git.moodle.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2986 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2986
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210240

Entryinfo

Created: 10/06/2022 22:58
Updated: 09/03/2025 18:36
Changes: 10/06/2022 22:58 (39), 10/30/2022 18:38 (11), 09/03/2025 18:36 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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