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CVE-2015-3178

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the external_format_text function in lib/externallib.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.8, and 2.8.x before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into an external application via a crafted string that is visible to web services.

Published

2015-06-01T19:59:21.120

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 3.5 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-79
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application moodle moodle ≤ 2.5.9 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.0 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.1 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.2 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.3 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.4 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.5 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.6 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.7 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.5.8 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.6.0 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.6.1 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.6.2 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.6.3 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.6.4 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.6.5 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.6.6 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.6.7 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.6.8 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.6.9 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.6.10 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.7.0 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.7.1 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.7.2 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.7.3 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.7.4 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.7.5 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.7.6 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.7.7 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.8.0 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.8.1 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.8.2 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.8.3 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.8.4 Yes
Application moodle moodle 2.8.5 Yes
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