XSS in Moodle
CVE-2023-5546
ID numbers displayed in the quiz grading report required additional sanitizing to prevent a stored XSS risk.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.012 (64.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Moodle
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38, 39
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- patrick@puiterwijk.org (Patch)
- patrick@puiterwijk.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
- patrick@puiterwijk.org (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5546?
- CVE-2023-5546 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-11-09.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5546?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-5546 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.