Stored cross-site scripting in Moodle - CVE-2024-38274
Published: June 19, 2024 / Updated: June 19, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92229
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38274
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within calendar's event title when deleting the event. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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.
Affected software
Moodle
Fedora
moodle
Fedora
moodle
How to mitigate CVE-2024-38274
Install update from vendor's website.
Moodle - addressed in versions 4.1.11, 4.2.8, 4.3.5, 4.4.1
moodle - addressed in versions 4.3.5-1.fc39, 4.3.5-1.fc40
moodle - addressed in versions 4.3.5-1.fc39, 4.3.5-1.fc40