Moodle Restore RCE before 5.1.1 (moodle.core.restore)
CVE-2025-67847 Published on January 23, 2026
Moodle: moodle: remote code execution via insufficient restore input validation
A flaw was found in Moodle. An attacker with access to the restore interface could trigger server-side execution of arbitrary code. This is due to insufficient validation of restore input, which leads to unintended interpretation by core restore routines. Successful exploitation could result in a full compromise of the Moodle application.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-67847 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public.
Weakness Type
What is a Code Injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
CVE-2025-67847 has been classified to as a Code Injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-67847
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Exploit Probability
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