Moodle 2.8.x < 2.8.2 XSS

low Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8724

Synopsis

The remote web server is hosting a web application that is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.

Description

The remote web server hosts Moodle, an open-source course management system. Versions of Moodle 2.8.x prior to 2.8.2 contain a flaw that allows a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This flaw exists because the 'mod/lesson/db/access.php' script does not validate input to essay feedback when grading lessons before returning it to users. This may allow a remote attacker to create a specially crafted request that would execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session within the trust relationship between their browser and the server. (MSA-15-0006 / CVE-2015-0216)

Solution

Upgrade to Moodle version 2.8.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 8724

Family: CGI

Published: 4/20/2015

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:X/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:moodle:moodle

Patch Publication Date: 1/12/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/19/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0216

BID: 72657

Detections

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