CVE-2015-3178: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the external_format_text function in lib/externallib.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.8, and 2.8.x before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into an external application via a crafted string that is visible to web services.
References
- git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-49718
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/18/1
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-9fmw-m4qx-6cq8
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/28947c1d7d9c53781989b9da7ceb2cafdd144749
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/2c7d13dba37aa0c850c62037b951efd6dc1b0f78
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/77067fbb3a248ac2f1fa4b3c20e5b81f768940e5
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/7f5bd0da0e25feb3b6da3908b6672a58af82e12f
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/b4da1e0ae4f63ef0bb14b8bf5c0b86cd00f2af4b
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/d62d36c657a5df45ee286722490abb7901381da6
- moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=313685
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3178
- web.archive.org/web/20200228054910/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74726
- web.archive.org/web/20201201000000*/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032358
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