CVE-2020-1691: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

August 6, 2022 (updated July 13, 2023)

In Moodle 3.8, messages required extra sanitizing before updating the conversation overview, to prevent the risk of stored cross-site scripting.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-cwhp-rqfr-8462
github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/4e809346537e230cbff8235bfee0e7e151e4e9f9
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=395953
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1691

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