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CVE-2024-43440: Moodle: lfi vulnerability when restoring malformed block backups

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-11-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

A flaw was found in moodle. A local file may include risks when restoring block backups.

Affected products

• Moodle: before 4.1.12; from 4.2.0 before 4.2.9; from 4.3.0 before 4.3.6; from 4.4.0 before 4.4.2 — fixed in 4.1.12, 4.2.9, 4.3.6, 4.4.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Moodle 4.1.12, 4.2.9, 4.3.6, 4.4.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2304269
• https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=461210

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