How severe is CVE-2022-30597?

CVE-2022-30597 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2022-30597?

CVE-2022-30597 affects the following packages: moodle/moodle (Packagist), moodle/moodle (Packagist), moodle/moodle (Packagist), moodle/moodle (Packagist). Ecosystems affected: Packagist.

How do I fix CVE-2022-30597?

Update moodle/moodle to 4.0.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-30597 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2022-30597 in my Packagist dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for moodle/moodle, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2022-30597 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Is CVE-2022-30597 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2022-30597 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-30597?

CVE-2022-30597 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 1.3%, placing it in the 71th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2022-30597?

CVE-2022-30597 is classified as CWE-472 (CWE-472). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was CVE-2022-30597 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2022-30597 was published on May 18, 2022 and was last updated on October 28, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

CVE-2022-30597 — moodle

MEDIUMFix: moodle/moodle@6702689

CVE-2022-30597 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) CWE-472 vulnerability in moodle/moodle. A fix is available for moodle/moodle — see the affected versions and patch details below.

External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter in moodle

Also known asBIT-moodle-2022-30597GHSA-x6gm-qqwp-76gr

Published

May 18, 2022

Updated

Oct 28, 2026

Affected

4 pkgs

Patched

4 / 4

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 7, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

1.3%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs71th percentile — riskier than 71% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

4 pkgs affected

🐘moodle/moodle🐘moodle/moodle🐘moodle/moodle🐘moodle/moodle

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

A flaw was found in moodle where the description user field was not hidden when being set as a hidden user field.

Affected Packages

4 total 4 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐘Packagist	`moodle/moodle`	≥ 4.0&&< 4.0.1	4.0.1`composer require moodle/moodle:^4.0.1`
🐘Packagist	`moodle/moodle`	≥ 3.11&&< 3.11.7	3.11.7`composer require moodle/moodle:^3.11.7`
🐘Packagist	`moodle/moodle`	≥ 3.10&&< 3.10.11	3.10.11`composer require moodle/moodle:^3.10.11`
🐘Packagist	`moodle/moodle`	≥ 3.9&&< 3.9.14	3.9.14`composer require moodle/moodle:^3.9.14`

Affected Products

3 products · 8 configurations

fedorafedoraproject

3 versions

343536

Application

moodlemoodle

≥ 3.11 && < 3.11.7

1 version

4.0.0

enterprise linuxredhat

1 version

8.0

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for moodle/moodle, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update moodle/moodle to 4.0.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-30597 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Frequently Asked Questions

A flaw was found in moodle where the description user field was not hidden when being set as a hidden user field.

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