Moodle Site Log config_log_created cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Moodle. Affected is an unknown function of the component Site Log. Executing a manipulation of the argument config_log_created can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-34006. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Moodle (affected version not known). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Site Log. The manipulation of the argument config_log_created 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:

The site log report required additional encoding of event descriptions to ensure any HTML in the content is displayed in plaintext instead of being rendered.

The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-34006 since 04/29/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 261471 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-34006), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.moodle.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (261471). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 261471
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-34006

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: git.moodle.org

Timelineinfo

04/29/2024 🔍
05/21/2024 +22 days 🔍
05/21/2024 +0 days 🔍
09/08/2025 +475 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-34006 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-34006
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-265330

Entryinfo

Created: 05/21/2024 07:00
Updated: 09/08/2025 05:19
Changes: 05/21/2024 07:00 (53), 06/03/2024 16:59 (2), 03/29/2025 00:34 (4), 09/08/2025 05:19 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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