Denial of Service Vulnerability in Moodle by Moodle
CVE-2020-14322

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Moodle
Status
Moodle
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 August 2022

What is CVE-2020-14322?

In Moodle versions prior to 3.9.1, 3.8.4, 3.7.7, and 3.5.13, the yui_combo feature lacks proper file loading restrictions. This oversight makes the platform susceptible to denial of service attacks, as malicious actors could exploit this vulnerability to overload the system by excessively loading files, potentially leading to service interruptions.

Affected Version(s)

Moodle Moodle 3.9, 3.8 to 3.8.3, 3.7 to 3.7.6, 3.5 to 3.5.12 and earlier unsupported versions

References

https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=407394

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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