CVE-2026-119553

medium

Moodle 5.3.0, 5.2.0 through 5.2.4, 5.1.0 through 5.1.8, 5.0.0 through 5.0.11, and through 4.5.15 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the Blackboard ques…

Moodle 5.3.0, 5.2.0 through 5.2.4, 5.1.0 through 5.1.8, 5.0.0 through 5.0.11, and through 4.5.15 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the Blackboard question import format. Teachers with question import or lesson edit rights can upload a crafted zip with img src values containing ../ sequences, copying server files like config.php into their draft area.

CVSS

6.5

6.5 (CVSS v3.1)

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

Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

Timeline (UTC)

Published: 2026-10-30 12:16

Modified: 2026-10-30 19:21

NVD status: Awaiting Analysis

Last synced 1 day ago

Verified against the source API 2026-10-30 19:54 UTC

Exploitation

Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)

Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-23

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.

References

https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/moodle-blackboard-img disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/moodle/moodle disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/moodle/moodle/blob/v5.3.0/public/question/format/blackboard_six/formatb... disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moodle-through-5.3.0-5.2.4-5.1.8-5.0.11-and-4.5.15-bl... disclosure@vulncheck.com

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-30 19:54 UTC · record ↗

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