CVE-2020-1756
In Moodle before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, 3.6.9 and 3.5.11, insufficient input escaping was applied to the...
In Moodle before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, 3.6.9 and 3.5.11, insufficient input escaping was applied to the PHP unit webrunner admin tool.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Moodle before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, 3.6.9 and 3.5.11, insufficient input escaping was applied to the PHP unit webrunner admin tool.
- Record
CVE-2020-1756- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Moodle before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, 3.6.9 and 3.5.11, insufficient input escaping was applied to the PHP unit webrunner admin tool.
- Record
CVE-2020-1756- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-12586 No score
In Moodle before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, 3.6.9 and 3.5.11, insufficient input escaping was applied to the PHP unit webrunner admin tool.
- Record
EUVD-2020-12586- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-625r-4rf7-g699
In Moodle before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, 3.6.9 and 3.5.11, insufficient input escaping was applied to the...
In Moodle before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, 3.6.9 and 3.5.11, insufficient input escaping was applied to the PHP unit webrunner admin tool.
- Record
GHSA-625r-4rf7-g699- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Moodle before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, 3.6.9 and 3.5.11, insufficient input escaping was applied to the PHP unit webrunner admin tool.
- Record
CVE-2020-1756- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-1756
In Moodle before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, 3.6.9 and 3.5.11, insufficient input escaping was applied to the PHP unit webrunner admin tool.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1756- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-moodle-2020-1756 No score
In Moodle before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, 3.6.9 and 3.5.11, insufficient input escaping was applied to the PHP unit webrunner admin tool.
- Record
BIT-moodle-2020-1756- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
moodleBitnami |
3.5.0 up to 3.5.11, 3.6.0 up to 3.6.9, 3.7.0 up to 3.7.5, 3.8.0 up to 3.8.2 | 3.5.113.6.93.7.53.8.2 |
moodleUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.7.9+dfsg-12.7.10+dfsg-12.7.11+dfsg-12.7.11+dfsg-22.7.12+dfsg-13.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu13.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
moodleUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu13.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-1756 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Moodle, published August 16, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.03%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in moodle 3.5.11.