XSS in Moodle
CVE-2014-3544
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in user/profile.php in Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.7, 2.6.x before 2.6.4, and 2.7.x before 2.7.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Skype ID profile field.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.047 (91.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Moodle — versions 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/21/1 (mailing-list)
- osandamalith.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/moodle-2-7-persistent-xss/ (Exploit)
- git.moodle.org/gw (Patch)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/127624/Moodle-2.7-Cross-Site-Scripting.html (Exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34169 (exploit)
- osvdb.org/show/osvdb/109337 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/68756 (vdb-entry)
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/ce5a785b0962c3c94c7a7b0d36176482d21db95d (Patch)
- moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-3544?
- CVE-2014-3544 is a vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2014-07-29.
- Is CVE-2014-3544 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.