Check Point Advisories

Moodle Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-1133)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-0408
Date Published:	26 Mar 2019
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 09 January, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-1133
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Moodle v3.4.1
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Moodle server. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of request parameters. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable Moodle server.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Moodle Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-1133) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Moodle Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-1133)