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CVE-2016-2153: Cross-site Scripting

May 22, 2016 (updated September 7, 2017)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the advanced-search feature in mod_data in Moodle allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted field in a URL.

References

  • moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=330175
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2153

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions up to 2.6.11, all versions starting from 2.7 up to 2.7.12, all versions starting from 2.8 up to 2.8.10, all versions starting from 2.9 up to 2.9.4, all versions starting from 3.0 up to 3.0.2

Fixed versions

  • 2.7.13
  • 2.8.11
  • 2.9.5
  • 3.0.3

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.7.13, 2.8.11, 2.9.5, 3.0.3 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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')

Source file

packagist/moodle/moodle/CVE-2016-2153.yml

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