CVE-2026-119553
Moodle through 5.3.0, 5.2.4, 5.1.8, 5.0.11 and 4.5.15 Blackboard Import Path Traversal
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.1 High
- Published
- Oct 30, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 30, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 30, 2026
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 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the Blackboard question import format. Teachers with question import or lesson edit rights can upload a crafted zip with img src values containing ../ sequences, copying server files like config.php into their draft area.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7.1 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-23 Relative Path Traversal
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
moodleMoodle Project |
|
References
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/blob/v5.3.0/public/question/format/blackboard_six/formatbase.php#L128-L133technical-description
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/moodle-blackboard-imgthird-party-advisory
- https://github.com/moodle/moodleproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: Moodle through 5.3.0, 5.2.4, 5.1.8, 5.0.11 and 4.5.15 Blackboard Import Path Traversalthird-party-advisory
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