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title: "CVE-2022-35650: Moodle vulnerability | CubePath"
description: "The vulnerability was found in Moodle, occurs due to input validation error when importing lesson questions. This insufficient path checks results…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-35650
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# CVE-2022-35650: Moodle vulnerability | CubePath

## Description

The vulnerability was found in Moodle, occurs due to input validation error when importing lesson questions. This insufficient path checks results in arbitrary file read risk. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks. The capability to access this feature is only available to teachers, managers and admins by default.

Official description from the CVE record, published by fedora. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-35650)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.53652 (53.7% probability)

Percentile

99.0%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html) Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- Moodle

  - affected: Fixed in moodle 4.0.2, moodle 3.11.8, moodle 3.9.15

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [bugzilla.redhat.com/show\_bug.cgi?id=2106274](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show%5Fbug.cgi?id=2106274)
- [moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=436457](https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=436457)
- [git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=…](http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-72029)
- [FEDORA-2022-81ce74b2dd](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6MOKYVRNFNAODP2XSMGJ5CRDUZCZKAR3/)  (lists.fedoraproject.org) vendor-advisory
- [FEDORA-2022-7e7ce7df2e](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MTKUSFPSYFINSQFSOHDQIDVE6FWBEU6V/)  (lists.fedoraproject.org) vendor-advisory

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Jul 12, 2022
2. Record published Jul 25, 2022
3. Record last updated Aug 3, 2024

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