XSS in Moodle
CVE-2022-45150
A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered in Moodle. This flaw exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in policy tool. An attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted link that executes an arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks to gain access potentially sensitive information and modification of web pages.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.007 (48.3th 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
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35, 36, 37
- N/a Moodle — versions Fixed in moodle 4.0.5, moodle 3.11.11, moodle 3.9.18
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- patrick@puiterwijk.org
- patrick@puiterwijk.org
- patrick@puiterwijk.org
- patrick@puiterwijk.org (vendor-advisory)
- patrick@puiterwijk.org (vendor-advisory)
- patrick@puiterwijk.org (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-45150?
- CVE-2022-45150 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-11-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-45150?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-45150 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.