Vulnerability · Published Feb 17, 2023 · Assigned by fedora
CVE-2023-23922Moodle: reflected xss risk in blog search
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in moodle. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 41.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The vulnerability was found Moodle which exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in blog search. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website. This flaw allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | 4.0.6 | GHSA-grmj-gpwm-98ww |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | 4.1.1 | GHSA-grmj-gpwm-98ww |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| moodle | 4.1.0 – before 4.1.14.0.0 – before 4.0.6 |
Weakness: CWE-79