CVE-2025-26533
Published: 24 February 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-26533 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Moodle Moodle. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 39.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Directly prevents SQL injection in the module list filter by requiring validation of course search inputs at system entry points.
Mandates identification, reporting, and correction of the SQL injection flaw via patching as detailed in Moodle's MDL-84271 commits.
Requires vulnerability scanning to identify SQL injection risks like CVE-2025-26533 in Moodle's course search functionality for timely remediation.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SQL injection in public-facing Moodle web application directly enables remote exploitation of internet-facing software per T1190.
NVD Description
An SQL injection risk was identified in the module list filter within course search.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-26533 is an SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) identified in the module list filter within the course search functionality of Moodle. Published on 2025-02-24, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high severity due to potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The vulnerability can be exploited by a remote, unauthenticated attacker over the network, requiring high attack complexity but no user interaction. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to manipulate SQL queries, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, modification, or denial of service consistent with the high impact ratings across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation details are available in Moodle's git repository, specifically via commits associated with tracker issue MDL-84271, and further discussion on the Moodle forum thread. Security practitioners should review these references for patch application guidance.
Details
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