XSS in Moodle

CVE-2020-25627

The moodlenetprofile user profile field required extra sanitizing to prevent a stored XSS risk. This affects versions 3.9 to 3.9.1. Fixed in 3.9.2.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.037 (88.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

  • Moodle
  • N/a Moodle — versions 3.9 to 3.9.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25627?
CVE-2020-25627 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-12-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-25627?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-25627 known to be exploited?
7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.