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Medium · 5.5 Public exploit CVE-2026-102578 EUVD-2026-89717GHSA-hvr9-w78p-rcfj

Moodle: sql injection in question bank web service

Published Sep 30, 2026 · Updated Sep 30, 2026 · Assigned by fedora

Package: moodle Category: Web / CMS Ecosystem: Ubuntu

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— moodle 5.2.0 – < 5.2.2, 5.1.0 – < 5.1.6, 5.0.0 – < 5.0.9, < 4.5.13 5.2.2

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS moodle No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS moodle No fix yet —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

  • caveeroo/CVE-2026-102578 ★ 10 · Oct 20, 2026

    Proof of concept for CVE-2026-102578, a Moodle question-bank SQL injection

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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