Moodle 1.1.1/1.2/1.2.1 help.php text cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle 1.1.1/1.2/1.2.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file help.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument text can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2004-1978. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Moodle 1.1.1/1.2/1.2.1 (Learning Management Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file help.php. The manipulation of the argument text with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in help.php in Moodle before 1.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via the text parameter.

The bug was discovered 04/30/2004. The weakness was disclosed 04/30/2004 by Bartek Nowotarski (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1978 since 05/04/2005. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:help.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12222 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12105 (Moodle Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16023), Exploit-DB (24071), Tenable (12222), SecurityFocus (BID 10251†) and OSVDB (5747†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 12222

OpenVAS ID: 12222
OpenVAS Name: Moodle XSS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Moodle 1.3

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Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Bartek Nowotarski
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1978 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1978
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21802
X-Force: 16023
SecurityFocus: 10251 - Moodle Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 11535
OSVDB: 5747 - Moodle help.php text Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1010008
Vulnerability Center: 4262 - Cross-site Scripting in Moodle CMS, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2014 13:24
Updated: 07/06/2025 13:51
Changes: 10/16/2014 13:24 (72), 05/21/2019 14:13 (5), 04/08/2025 18:37 (19), 07/06/2025 13:51 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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