Moodle up to 1.6.1 cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle 1.5/1.5.1/1.5.2/1.5.3/1.6.1 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-6626. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Moodle 1.5/1.5.1/1.5.2/1.5.3/1.6.1 (Learning Management Software). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in an unspecified component of Moodle 1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a javascript URI in the SRC attribute of an IMG element. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information. NOTE: It is unclear whether this candidate overlaps CVE-2006-4784 or CVE-2006-4941.

The weakness was disclosed 12/18/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-6626 since 12/17/2006. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 21596†). The entry VDB-33911 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Learning Management Software

Name

• Moodle

Version

• 1.5
• 1.5.1
• 1.5.2
• 1.5.3
• 1.6.1

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• open-source

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• Product: https://moodle.org/

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