High severity · published Sep 30, 2026
CVE-2026-102578
Moodle: sql injection in question bank web service
8.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in Moodle. An authenticated attacker with access to the question bank web service can submit unsanitized input directly into database queries, resulting in a SQL (Structured Query Language) injection vulnerability. This issue could allow an attacker to view, alter, or delete sensitive data stored in the underlying database.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
Moodle · Moodle
before 4.5.13; 5.0.0 before 5.0.9; 5.1.0 before 5.1.6; 5.2.0 before 5.2.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102578
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-102578
git.moodle.org
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-89383
vdb-entry
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-102578
issue-tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2543632
moodle.org
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=482496
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