XSS in Moodle

CVE-2019-3847

A vulnerability was found in moodle before versions 3.6.3, 3.5.5, 3.4.8 and 3.1.17. Users with the "login as other users" capability (such as administrators/managers) can access other users' Dashboards, but the JavaScript those other users may have added to their Dashboard was not being escaped when being viewed by the user logging in on their behalf.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.022 (80.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3847?
CVE-2019-3847 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2019-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-3847?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-3847 known to be exploited?
6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.