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CVE-2026-119554medium6.0

Moodle through 5.3.0, 5.2.4, 5.1.8, 5.0.11 and 4.5.15 SQL Injection via enrol_database Course idnumber

Impact

Moodle versions 5.3.0, 5.2.0-5.2.4, 5.1.0-5.1.8, 5.0.0-5.0.11, and 4.5.15 contain a SQL injection vulnerability in the External database enrolment plugin via course idnumber. Editing teachers can exploit this. The impact is reading data and manipulating enrolment results.

Summarized by @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast. Verify details against the original sources.

Affected packages

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Affected products

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Moodle Project · VulnCheck

moodle

5 ranges
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Package identity

pkg:github/moodle/moodle

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affected

5.3.0

semver versions

5.2.0 → through 5.2.4

semver versions

5.1.0 → through 5.1.8

semver versions

5.0.0 → through 5.0.11

semver versions

0 → through 4.5.15

semver versions

unaffected

unknown

Other versions: unaffected

Original source description

Moodle 5.3.0, 5.2.0 through 5.2.4, 5.1.0 through 5.1.8, 5.0.0 through 5.0.11, and through 4.5.15 contain an sql injection vulnerability in the External database enrolment plugin via course idnumber. Editing teachers can store a backslash-quote payload in idnumber that executes during scheduled sync on MySQL/MariaDB external databases, reading data and manipulating enrolment results.

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Evidence available

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Version evidence
Remediation guidance · not supplied
Weakness classification
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Original records

CVE-2026-119554

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Underlying weaknesses

The source’s classification of what caused the vulnerability.

CWE-89 ↗

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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Environment requirements

These conditions apply together as specified by the publisher. A matching product name alone does not establish exposure.

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Any condition may hold

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.2.0

Through (inclusive): 5.2.4

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.1.0

Through (inclusive): 5.1.8

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.0.0

Through (inclusive): 5.0.11

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Through (inclusive): 4.5.15

Original applicability statements
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          },
          {
            "vulnerable": true,
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionStartIncluding": "5.2.0",
            "versionEndIncluding": "5.2.4"
          },
          {
            "vulnerable": true,
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionStartIncluding": "5.1.0",
            "versionEndIncluding": "5.1.8"
          },
          {
            "vulnerable": true,
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionStartIncluding": "5.0.0",
            "versionEndIncluding": "5.0.11"
          },
          {
            "vulnerable": true,
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndIncluding": "4.5.15"
          }
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      }
    ]
  }
]
Contributing organizations · 1
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Assigning organization

2026-10-30

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References

6 sources
github.com/moodle/moodle/blob/v5.3.0/public/enrol/database/lib.php
technical-descriptionVulnCheck
github.com/moodle/moodle/blob/v5.3.0/public/enrol/database/lib.php
technical-descriptionVulnCheck
github.com/moodle/moodle/blob/v5.3.0/public/enrol/database/lib.php
technical-descriptionVulnCheck
abraxaslabs.tech/research/moodle-enrol-database-sqli
third-party-advisoryVulnCheck
github.com/moodle/moodle
productVulnCheck
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moodle-through-5.3.0-5.2.4-5.1.8-5.0.11-and-4.5.15-sql-injection-via-enrol-database-course-idnumber
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