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ID:6872 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Moodle - CVE-2013-4341
ID:6872 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Moodle - CVE-2013-4341
Published: October 12, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42568
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4341
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Moodle
Moodle
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.9, 2.4.x before 2.4.6, and 2.5.x before 2.5.2 when processing a crafted blog link within an RSS feed. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.