CVE-2022-30600

A flaw was found in moodle where logic used to count failed login attempts could result in the account lockout threshold being bypassed.

Published: 2022-05-18 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-30600 is rated High Risk (71.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.99%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-30600

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-07-12 4.88% 4.99% +0.11%
2 2026-06-15 6.85% 4.88% -1.97%
3 2026-02-24 — 6.85% —

Full EPSS history (34 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-30600

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-30600

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-30600

GHSA-w37f-pvvx-wcwm · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: composer — Incorrect Calculation in moodle

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-30600

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-30600 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (moodle), 3 status rows across 3 suites (bionic, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-30600

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-30600

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
moodle moodle >= 3.9, < 3.9.14 cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moodle moodle >= 3.10, < 3.10.11 cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moodle moodle >= 3.11, < 3.11.7 cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moodle moodle 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 34 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 35 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 36 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-30600

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