CVE-2026-119553
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
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.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.1
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-30 12:16:42.273000
Last modified
2026-10-30 12:16:42.273000
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"id": "CVE-2026-119553",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-30T12:16:42.273",
"lastModified": "2026-10-30T12:16:42.273",
"vulnStatus": "Received",
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}
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"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
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"packageName": "moodle",
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"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"description": [
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"references": [
{
"url": "https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/moodle-blackboard-img",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/moodle/moodle",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/moodle/moodle/blob/v5.3.0/public/question/format/blackboard_six/formatbase.php#L128-L133",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
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"source": "[email protected]"
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}