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CVE-2013-3630

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 41.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2013-11-01 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Moodle through 2.5.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary programs by configuring the aspell pathname and then triggering a spell-check operation within the TinyMCE editor.

Affected products

• Moodle: through 2.5.2; 1.1.1, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.2 (+109)

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164479/Moodle-Authenticated-Spelling-Binary-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/10/30/seven-foss-disclosures-part-one
• https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/10/30/seven-tricks-and-treats
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164479/Moodle-Authenticated-Spelling-Binary-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/10/30/seven-foss-disclosures-part-one
• https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/10/30/seven-tricks-and-treats

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