# CVE-2026-102578: Moodle SQL injection in question bank web service

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-102578-a-flaw-was-found-in-moodle-an-authenticated-attacker-with-access  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-30. Updated: 2026-09-30  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-102578 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.5 · Published 2026-09-30

Moodle is a learning management system used by educational institutions to deliver courses and manage student data. An authenticated attacker who has access to the question bank web service can inject malicious SQL commands to view, modify, or delete sensitive information from the underlying database. This could compromise student records, course materials, and other confidential data stored in the Moodle platform.

Technologies: [Moodle](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/moodle). Vendors: [Moodle](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/moodle).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-102578 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-102578 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-102578?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 30 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Moodle <UNKNOWN>.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-102578?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-102578 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-102578?** Check whether you run Moodle at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is a SQL injection flaw in Moodle's question bank web service that fails to sanitize user input before passing it to database queries. An authenticated attacker with web service access can exploit this by submitting crafted SQL payloads to view, alter, or delete database records. No patch information is provided in the advisory.

## Affected products

- Moodle Moodle <UNKNOWN>

## Timeline

- 2026-09-30: disclosed

## References

- [https://git.moodle.org/](https://git.moodle.org/)
- [http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-89383](http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-89383)

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