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Moodle does not set the RISK_XSS bit for graders

Low severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 25, 2024

Package

composer moodle/moodle (Composer)

Affected versions

>= 2.8.0, < 2.8.2

Patched versions

2.8.2

Description

access.php in the Lesson module in Moodle 2.8.x before 2.8.2 does not set the RISK_XSS bit for graders, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via crafted essay feedback.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 1, 2015
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Last updated Jan 25, 2024
Reviewed Jan 25, 2024

Severity

Low

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(41st percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2015-0216

GHSA ID

GHSA-2jcw-r79x-4r5v

Source code

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