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Vulnerability · CVE-2013-3630

Moodle through 2.5.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary programs by configuring the aspell pathname and then triggering a spell-check oper…

Published Nov 1, 2013 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · the affected product

Last checked Nov 9, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2013-3630 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 41.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run the affected product.

Gaps on this record

  • No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium4.6
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
41.67%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe moodle/moodle

Moodle through 2.5.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary programs by configuring the aspell pathname and then triggering a spell-check operation within the TinyMCE editor.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe moodle/moodle1.1.1
  • cpe moodle/moodle1.2.0
  • cpe moodle/moodle1.2.1
  • cpe moodle/moodle1.3.0
  • cpe moodle/moodle1.3.1
  • cpe moodle/moodle<= 2.5.2

How to fix CVE-2013-3630

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2013-3630 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 41.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run the affected product.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 1.1.1, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, <= 2.5.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-94: Code Injection. EPSS 41.67%. There is no CISA KEV listing. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Moodle security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 1, 2013 · Monitored products — high

    Detected

    Moodle through 2.5.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary programs by configuring the aspell pathname and then triggering a spell-check operation within the TinyMCE editor.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — high

    Updated

    Moodle through 2.5.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary programs by configuring the aspell pathname and then triggering a spell-check operation within the TinyMCE editor.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2013-3630

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Monitored products — highVendor advisoryCVE-2013-3630

    Moodle through 2.5.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary programs by configuring the aspell pathname and then triggering a spell-check operation within the TinyMCE editor.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_multi/http/moodle_spelling_binary_rce

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164479/Moodle-Authenticated-Spelling-Binary-Remote-Code-Execution.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 7, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Packet Storm SecurityNov 9, 2026
  • Metasploit ModulesNov 7, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • Monitored products — highNov 4, 2026