What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-25700?

CVE-2020-25700 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.3%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-25700?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2020-25700. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Moodle CVE-2020-25700

MEDIUM

SQL Injection (CWE-89)

2020-11-19 secalert@redhat.com

SQLi Moodle Fedora Fedoraproject

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-89 OWASP Top 10:2025 A05:2025 - Injection ASVS 5.0 V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements MITRE ATT&CK 2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	A remote attacker could execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database by sending crafted requests to the affected application.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).

Patch available 1.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

In moodle, some database module web services allowed students to add entries within groups they did not belong to. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized queries/prepared statements. Never concatenate user input into SQL. Apply least-privilege database permissions.

Affected Packages

composer moodle/moodle fix: 3.5.15, 3.7.9, 3.8.6, 3.9.3

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in composer

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as SQL Injection (CWE-89), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database. In moodle, some database module web services allowed students to add entries within groups they did not belong to. Versions affected: 3.9 to 3.9.2, 3.8 to 3.8.5, 3.7 to 3.7.8, 3.5 to 3.5.14 and earlier unsupported versions. This is fixed in moodle 3.8.6, 3.7.9, 3.5.15, and 3.10. Affected products include: Moodle, Fedoraproject Fedora.

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

DescriptionNVD

In moodle, some database module web services allowed students to add entries within groups they did not belong to. Versions affected: 3.9 to 3.9.2, 3.8 to 3.8.5, 3.7 to 3.7.8, 3.5 to 3.5.14 and earlier unsupported versions. This is fixed in moodle 3.8.6, 3.7.9, 3.5.15, and 3.10.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

1.3%

Top 32% exploitable

Data Quality

2 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity MEDIUM

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 1.3%

Patch available Yes

Active threat No

Deciding rule

MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Scheduled

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Open

Automatable· derived

Human Impact· derived

Medium

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +1

CVSS: +32

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

SQL Injection HIGH

SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches

ADVISORY https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=413938 REF https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1895427 REF https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4NNFCHPPHRJNJROIX6SYMHOC6HMKP3GU/ REF https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B55KXBVAT45MDASJ3EK6VIGQOYGJ4NH6/

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