XSS in Moodle
CVE-2016-0725
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search_pagination function in course/classes/management_renderer.php in Moodle 2.8.x before 2.8.10, 2.9.x before 2.9.4, and 3.0.x before 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted search string.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Moodle — versions 2.8.0, 2.8.1, 2.8.2
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 22, 23
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034694 (vdb-entry)
- git.moodle.org/gw
- moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php (Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/18/1 (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176502.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176436.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0725?
- CVE-2016-0725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-02-22.
- How severe is CVE-2016-0725?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.