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CVE-2015-5336: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

May 13, 2022 (updated January 26, 2024)

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the survey module in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.11, 2.8.x before 2.8.9, and 2.9.x before 2.9.3 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging the student role and entering a crafted survey answer.

References

  • git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-49940
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-grvw-qq2j-r898
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/12c232df76885effa5ebac08e3094d6db5aa9223
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/31d0bf81af079bc285ea439ac5160f9e45697c88
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/48d8989f13a6320c54b05f7d3ea552356cf85ed6
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/86cec86942c1cfcb92b840afd18deed9b9a34951
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/b4f4232e1cf76334e4b8dda9cf68962b121e6bc0
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/f03ec4ce85b3d361429d9f66dbbb478a353640c9
  • github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/fd14d2902fab15fa6affecc427bb11d3869d9afe
  • moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=323231
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5336

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.7.11, all versions starting from 2.8.0 before 2.8.9, all versions starting from 2.9.0 before 2.9.3

Fixed versions

  • 2.7.11
  • 2.8.9
  • 2.9.3

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.7.11, 2.8.9, 2.9.3 or above.

Impact 5.4 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

packagist/moodle/moodle/CVE-2015-5336.yml

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