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Moodle

World's most popular open-source learning platform

Learning & Courses ★ 7.5k stars Medium setup GPL-3.0

Moodle is a comprehensive open-source learning management system used by schools, universities, and businesses worldwide. It supports course creation, quizzes, assignments, grading, and a vast plugin ecosystem.

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Key features

  • Full LMS feature set
  • Huge plugin library
  • Quizzes and grading
  • Mobile app support

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Mature project with 7.5k GitHub stars

Is Moodle secure?

OSV.dev lists 327 published advisories for Moodle. It doesn't publish GitHub releases we can match, so we can't say which of them apply to the current version. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2026-102588, published 2026-09-30 (14 days ago), fixed in 4.5.13, 5.0.9, 5.1.6, 5.2.2

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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