#VU42568 Cross-site scripting in Moodle - CVE-2013-4341
Published: September 16, 2013 / Updated: January 16, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42568
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4341
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Moodle
Moodle
Software vendor:
moodle.org
moodle.org
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.