moodle before versions 3.5.2, 3.4.5, 3.3.8, 3.1.14 is vulnerable to an XML import of ddwtos could lead to intentional remote code execution. When importing legacy 'drag and drop into text' (ddwtos) type quiz questions, it was possible to inject and execute PHP code from within the imported questions, either intentionally or by importing questions from an untrusted source.

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  - moodle before versions 3.5.2, 3.4.5, 3.3.8, 3.1.14 is vulnerable to an XML import of ddwtos could lead to     intentional remote code execution. When importing legacy 'drag and drop into text' (ddwtos) type quiz     questions, it was possible to inject and execute PHP code from within the imported questions, either     intentionally or by importing questions from an untrusted source. (CVE-2018-14630)

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  - moodle before versions 3.5.2, 3.4.5, 3.3.8, 3.1.14 is vulnerable to an XML import of ddwtos could lead to
    intentional remote code execution. When importing legacy 'drag and drop into text' (ddwtos) type quiz
    questions, it was possible to inject and execute PHP code from within the imported questions, either
    intentionally or by importing questions from an untrusted source. (CVE-2018-14630)

Fix for CVE-2018-14630

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Moodle XML import of ddwtos could lead to intentional remote code execution

QuickForm library remote code vulnerability (upstream)

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ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
260661	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-14630	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high
432489	SCA: security update for moodle/moodle (GHSA-c3pr-h96w-2jjg)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
432489	SCA: security update for moodle/moodle (GHSA-c3pr-h96w-2jjg)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
120581	Fedora 29 : moodle (2018-84a5340cc9)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
120492	Fedora 28 : moodle (2018-690535d30b)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
117718	Fedora 27 : moodle (2018-43ff5f6e5b)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
117594	FreeBSD : moodle -- multiple vulnerabilities (074cb225-bb2d-11e8-90e1-fcaa147e860e)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	Local	critical

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