CVE-2024-43425

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-43425?

Upgrade moodle to 4.4.2 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2024-43425 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-43425 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 83.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-43425?

CVE-2024-43425 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2024-43425 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for moodle (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHEPSS 100th pctl

8.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A flaw was found in Moodle. Additional restrictions are required to avoid a remote code execution risk in calculated question types. Note: This requires the capability to add/update questions.

CWE-94Code Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

moodleNVD

Affected:>= 4.4.0, < 4.4.2Fixed in:4.4.2CVE-2024-43425derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

83.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

moodle.org

Other references1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-94 (Code Injection) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-9841	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-1635	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2022-22954	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-22204	Medium	6.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2012-0158	High	8.8	100%	KEV	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-43425?

Upgrade moodle to 4.4.2 or later.

Is CVE-2024-43425 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-43425 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 83.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-43425?

CVE-2024-43425 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-43425 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for moodle (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-05-01.