Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU39346

Cross-site scripting in Moodle - CVE-2017-7298

Published: March 29, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU39346

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7298

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: moodle.org

Affected software:
Moodle

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.

In Moodle 3.2.2+, there is XSS in the Course summary filter of the "Add a new course" page, as demonstrated by a crafted attribute of an SVG element.

Install update from vendor's website.