XSS in Moodle
CVE-2016-2152
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in auth/db/auth.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.13, 2.8.x before 2.8.11, 2.9.x before 2.9.5, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an external DB profile field.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.015 (71.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Moodle — versions 2.7.0, 2.7.1, 2.7.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2152?
- CVE-2016-2152 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-05-22.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2152?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.