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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-10738

A flaw was found in Moodle versions 3.8 before 3.8.3, 3.7 before 3.7.6, 3.6 before 3.6.10, 3.5 before 3.5.12 and earlier unsupported versions. It was possible to create a SCORM package in such a way that when added to a course, it could be interacted with via web services in order to achieve remote code execution.

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CVE-2020-10738
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1 Nov 2026, 06:25 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-10738

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 May 2020, 16:15 UTC

A flaw was found in Moodle versions 3.8 before 3.8.3, 3.7 before 3.7.6, 3.6 before 3.6.10, 3.5 before 3.5.12 and earlier unsupported versions. It was possible to create a SCORM package in such a way that when added to a course, it could be interacted with via web services in order to achieve remote code execution.

osv:CVE-2020-10738
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-10738",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "A flaw was found in Moodle versions 3.8 before 3.8.3, 3.7 before 3.7.6, 3.6 before 3.6.10, 3.5 before 3.5.12 and earlier unsupported versions. It was possible to create a SCORM package in such a way that when added to a course, it could be interacted with via web services in order to achieve remote code execution.",
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    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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        "CVE-2020-10738",
        "GHSA-vr6v-g96p-cjc3"
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
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          "versions": [
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            "v3.6.3",
            "v3.5.4",
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            "v3.5.3",
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          }
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:39.381682554Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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        "https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=403513"
      ],
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 434655,
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}